2003 Minnesota Statutes

     403.22 Board; membership, administration. 

    Subdivision 1.    General.  The Metropolitan Radio Board 
 is established as a political subdivision.  The board shall be 
 organized, structured, and administered as provided in this 
 section.  Until funds to administer the board become available 
 under section 403.23, subdivision 19, the Metropolitan Council 
 shall provide office space and administrative support to the 
 board at no cost. 

    Subd. 2.    Membership.  The board consists of 17 
 members.  Fifteen members shall be local officials and shall 
 include:  

    (1) one county commissioner appointed by each respective 
 county board from each of the seven metropolitan counties; 

    (2) an elected official from each of the cities of 
 Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington appointed by each 
 respective city governing body; 

    (3) two elected officials from other metropolitan cities 
 appointed by the governor, who shall consider recommendations 
 made by the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities when 
 making these appointments; 

    (4) an elected official from a county or a city within a 
 county in Minnesota that is contiguous to the metropolitan area 
 appointed by the governor, who shall consider recommendations 
 made by the League of Minnesota Cities when making this 
 appointment; 

    (5) a sheriff appointed by the governor, who shall consider 
 recommendations made by the Metropolitan Sheriffs Association 
 when making this appointment; and 

    (6) a police chief appointed by the governor, who shall 
 consider recommendations made by the Minnesota Police Chiefs 
 Association when making this appointment.  

 The 16th member shall be a member of the Metropolitan Council 
 appointed by the council.  The 17th member shall be the director 
 of electronic communications of the Minnesota Department of 
 Transportation.  As provided in section 403.23, subdivision 20, 
 the chair of the Technical Operations Committee serves as an ex 
 officio member of the board. 

    The members shall be appointed within 30 days of the 
 effective date of Laws 1995, chapter 195.  Upon the effective 
 date of Laws 1995, chapter 195, the Metropolitan Council shall 
 inform the entities listed in this subdivision of the 
 appointments required by this subdivision and shall provide 
 whatever assistance is necessary to facilitate the appointment 
 process and establish the radio board.  

    Board members have no set term and remain on the board 
 until a successor is appointed as provided by this subdivision.  
 However, with respect to those board members who, under this 
 subdivision, must be elected officials, a successor must be 
 appointed as provided by this subdivision no later than the date 
 that a member is no longer an elected official, unless the 
 member dies while in office, in which case a successor must be 
 named as soon as practicable.  

    Subd. 3.    Officers.  The officers of the board are:  
 chair; vice-chair; secretary; and treasurer.  The chair shall 
 preside at all meetings of the board, and in the chair's 
 absence, the vice-chair shall preside.  The secretary shall keep 
 a complete record of the minutes of each meeting.  The treasurer 
 shall keep the financial records of the board.  The chair and 
 vice-chair of the board shall be selected by a majority vote 
 from the members of the board.  The secretary and treasurer need 
 not be members of the board.  

    Subd. 4.    Contracts.  Contracts and other written 
 instruments of the board shall be signed by the chair or 
 vice-chair and if the board has an executive director, by the 
 executive director of the board pursuant to authority from the 
 board. 

    Subd. 5.    Bylaws.  The board shall conduct its 
 business in accordance with bylaws duly adopted by a majority of 
 the board.  

    Subd. 6.    Voting.  Each member has one vote.  The 
 majority of the voting power of the board constitutes a quorum 
 although a smaller number may adjourn from time to time.  Any 
 motion, other than adjournment, shall be favored by a majority 
 of the voting power of the board in order to carry.  

    HIST: 1995 c 195 art 1 s 3; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 135