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414.061 Incorporated land; concurrent detachment, annexation.

Subdivision 1. Both municipalities may initiate the proceeding. Property of one municipality which abuts another may be concurrently detached and annexed by the procedure set forth in this section. The proceeding shall be initiated by submitting to the director resolutions of both municipalities describing the land and stating their desire to detach and annex the land.

Subd. 2. Order. If the resolutions are in order, the director may order the detachment and annexation.

Subd. 3. Effective date of order. The concurrent detachment and annexation shall be effective upon the issuance of the order, or at such later date as provided by the order.

Subd. 3a. Copy to county auditors. A copy of the annexation order must be delivered immediately by the director to the appropriate county auditors.

Subd. 3b. Timing of tax levies. For the purposes of taxation, if the annexation becomes effective on or before August 1 of a levy year, the municipality acquiring the detached area of another municipality may levy on it beginning with that same levy year. If the annexation becomes effective after August 1 of a levy year, the municipality losing the detached area may continue to levy on it for that levy year, and the municipality acquiring the detached area may not levy on it until the following levy year.

Subd. 4. Director's initiative. The director (1) may initiate proceedings for the concurrent detachment and annexation of portions of one municipality completely surrounded by another municipality, or (2) may act upon the petition of all of the owners of property in the completely surrounded area. In such cases the director shall conduct hearings and issue an order pursuant to section 414.09. In arriving at a decision, the director shall consider the factors in section 414.02, subdivision 3. The director shall order the proposed action on finding that it will be for the best interests of the municipalities and the property owners. In all cases, the director shall set forth the factors which are the basis for the decision.

Subd. 4a. Repealed, 1996 c 303 s 19

Subd. 5. Property owners may initiate. Property owners may initiate proceedings for the concurrent detachment of their property from one municipality and its annexation to an adjacent municipality by a petition signed by all of them that they submit to the director accompanied by a resolution of the city council of at least one of the affected municipalities. The director shall conduct hearings and issue an order pursuant to section 414.09. In arriving at a decision, the director shall consider the factors in section 414.02, subdivision 3. The director shall order the proposed action on finding that it will be for the best interests of the municipalities and the property owner. In all cases, the director shall set forth the factors which are the basis for the decision.

HIST: 1969 c 1146 s 16; 1973 c 621 s 6; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1978 c 705 s 25-27; 1985 c 30 s 4; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 53-55; 1991 c 291 art 12 s 26; 1994 c 511 s 9; 1996 c 303 s 17,18; 2002 c 223 s 19

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