2005 Minnesota Statutes

     365.125 Ordinance formalities; publish, post, record. 

    Subdivision 1.    Formalities; title, style.  An 
 ordinance must be enacted by a majority vote of all the members 
 of the town board unless a larger number is required by law.  An 
 ordinance must be signed by the chair of the town board and 
 attested by the clerk.  An ordinance must have a title and must 
 begin with words like "The board of supervisors of the town of 
 ......... ordains:".  

    Subd. 2.    Publication.  An ordinance must be published 
 once in a qualified newspaper having general circulation in the 
 town.  The whole ordinance must be published unless the town 
 board decides that publishing its title and a summary of it 
 clearly tells the public of its intent and effect.  The text of 
 the ordinance, if published, must be in body type no smaller 
 than brevier or 8-point type. 

    Subd. 3.    If summary published.  The town board must 
 approve the words in the summary.  The decision to publish only 
 the title and a summary must be made by a two-thirds vote of a 
 three-member board and a four-fifths vote of a five-member 
 board.  A notice must be published with the summary.  The notice 
 must say that a printed copy of the whole ordinance is available 
 for inspection by any person during the clerk's regular office 
 hours and at another named place.  The publishing of the title 
 and summary is legally the same as publishing the whole 
 ordinance.  

    Subd. 4.    Posting.  A copy of the whole ordinance must 
 be posted in the community library, if there is one.  If there 
 is no library, the whole ordinance must be posted in another 
 public place that the town board names. 

    Subd. 5.    Recording.  An ordinance must be recorded in 
 the town's ordinance book within 20 days after the ordinance, or 
 its title and summary, is published.  Proof of publication must 
 be attached to the recorded ordinance. 

    HIST: 1984 c 562 s 13; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1; 1995 
 c 186 s 75