2006 Minnesota Statutes

116M.15 URBAN INITIATIVE BOARD.
    Subdivision 1. Creation; membership. The Urban Initiative Board is created and consists
of the commissioner of employment and economic development, the chair of the Metropolitan
Council, and eight members from the general public appointed by the governor. Six of the public
members must be representatives from minority business enterprises. No more than four of the
public members may be of one gender. All public members must be experienced in business
or economic development.
    Subd. 2. Membership terms. The membership terms, compensation, removal, and filling of
vacancies of public members of the board are as provided in section 15.0575.
    Subd. 3. Chair; other officers. The commissioner of employment and economic
development shall serve as chair of the board. The board may elect other officers as necessary
from its members.
    Subd. 4. Staff. The commissioner of employment and economic development shall provide
staff, consultant support, materials, and administrative services necessary for the board's activities.
The services must include personnel, budget, payroll, and contract administration.
    Subd. 5. Board meeting. (a) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the Urban
Initiative Board may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means
so long as the following conditions are met:
(1) all members of the board participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location,
can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;
(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the board can hear
clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the board and, if needed, receive
those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441;
(3) at least one member of the board is physically present at the regular meeting location; and
(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified
and recorded.
(b) Each member of the board participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic
means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating
in all proceedings.
(c) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the board, to the
extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location.
The board may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal
costs that the board incurs as a result of the additional connection.
(d) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency
meeting, the board shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some
members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of the provisions of
paragraph (c). The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04.
History: 1993 c 369 s 55; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2004 c 206 s 26; 2005 c 163 s 56