1999 Minnesota Statutes

     465.798 Service budget management model grants. 

    One or more local units of governments, an association of 
 local governments, the metropolitan council, a local unit of 
 government acting in conjunction with an organization or a state 
 agency, or an organization established by two or more local 
 units of government under a joint powers agreement may apply to 
 the board of government innovation and management for a grant to 
 be used to develop models for innovative service budget 
 management.  The application to the board must state what other 
 sources of funding have been considered by the local units of 
 government to implement the project and explain why it is not 
 possible to complete the project without assistance from the 
 board.  The board may not award a grant if it determines that 
 the local units of government could complete the project without 
 board assistance.  A copy of the application must be provided by 
 the units to the exclusive representatives certified under 
 section 179A.12 to represent employees who provide the service 
 or program affected by the application.  

    Proposed models may provide options to local governments, 
 neighborhood or community organizations, or individuals for 
 managing budgets for service delivery.  A copy of the work 
 product for which the grant was provided must be furnished to 
 the board upon completion, and the board may disseminate it to 
 other local units of government or interested groups.  If the 
 board finds that the model was not completed or implemented 
 according to the terms of the grant agreement, it may require 
 the grantee to repay all or a portion of the grant.  The board 
 shall award grants on the basis of each qualified applicant's 
 score under the scoring system in section 465.802.  The amount 
 of a grant under this section may not exceed $50,000. 

    HIST: 1993 c 375 art 15 s 4; 1994 c 587 art 8 s 8; 1995 c 264 
 art 8 s 4