2007 Minnesota Statutes

447.045 LIQUOR DISPENSARY FUND, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
    Subdivision 1. Home rule charter city, fourth class. If a home rule charter city of the fourth
class operates an off-sale municipal liquor dispensary, its council may appropriate not more than
$125,000 from the liquor dispensary fund to an incorporated nonprofit hospital association to
build a community hospital in the city. The hospital must be governed by a board including two or
more members of the city council and be open to all residents of the city on equal terms. The
council must not appropriate the money unless the average net earnings of the off-sale municipal
liquor dispensary have exceeded $18,000 for the last five completed fiscal years before the date
of the appropriation.
    Subd. 2. Statutory city; on-sale and off-sale store. If the voters of a statutory city operating
an on-sale and off-sale municipal liquor store, at a general or special election, vote in favor of
contributing from its liquor dispensary fund toward the construction of a community hospital, the
city council may appropriate not more than $60,000 from the fund to any incorporated nonprofit
hospital association to build a community hospital in the statutory city. The hospital must be
governed by a board including two or more members of the statutory city council and be open to
all residents of the statutory city on equal terms. This appropriation must not exceed one-half the
total cost of construction of the hospital. The council must not appropriate the money unless the
average net earnings of the on-sale and off-sale municipal liquor store have been at least $10,000
for the last five completed fiscal years before the date of the appropriation.
    Subd. 3. Statutory city; off-sale or on- and off-sale store. (a) If a statutory city operates
an off-sale, or an on- and off-sale municipal liquor store it may provide for a vote at a general
or special election on the question of contributing from the city liquor dispensary fund to
build, maintain, and operate a community hospital. If the vote is in favor, the city council may
appropriate money from the fund to an incorporated hospital association for a period of four
years. The appropriation must be from the net profits or proceeds of the municipal liquor store. It
must not exceed $4,000 a year for hospital construction and maintenance or $1,000 a year for
operation. The hospital must be open to all residents of the community on equal terms.
(b) The council must not appropriate the money unless the average net earnings of the
off-sale, or on- and off-sale municipal liquor store have been at least $8,000 for the last two
completed years before the date of the appropriation.
    Subd. 4. Fourth class city operating store. If a city of the fourth class operates a municipal
liquor store, it may provide for a vote at a general or special election on the question of
contributing from the profit in the city liquor dispensary fund to build, equip, and maintain a
community hospital within the city limits. If the vote is in favor, the city council may appropriate
not more than $200,000 from profits in the fund for the purpose. The hospital must be open to all
residents of the city on equal terms.
The city may issue certificates of indebtedness in anticipation of and payable only from
profits from the operation of municipal liquor stores.
    Subd. 5. Statutory city; appropriation to hospital association. (a) The council of a
statutory city operating a municipal liquor store may appropriate funds from the store's net
earnings annually to any incorporated nonprofit hospital association to help maintain and operate
the hospital. The appropriation must not exceed 50 percent of the store's net earnings. Money
may be appropriated if: (1) the hospital is governed by a board of directors including two or more
members of the statutory city council; (2) the hospital grounds and buildings are owned by the
municipality and leased to the hospital association; and (3) the hospital is open to all residents
of the statutory city on equal terms.
(b) The council must not appropriate the money unless the average net earnings of the
municipal liquor store has been at least $8,000 for the last five completed fiscal years before the
date of the appropriation.
    Subd. 6. Statutory city; fourth class. If a fourth class statutory city operates a municipal
liquor store, it may provide for a vote at a general or special election on the question of
contributing from the city liquor dispensary fund not more than $15,000 a year for five years to
build and maintain a community hospital. If the vote is in favor the council may appropriate the
money from the fund to an incorporated community hospital association in the city.
    Subd. 7. Statutory city; any store. If a statutory city operates a municipal liquor store, it
may provide for a vote at a general or special election on the question of contributing from
the statutory city liquor dispensary fund toward the acquisition, construction, improvement,
maintenance, and operation of a community hospital. If the vote is in favor, the council may
appropriate money from time to time out of the net profits or proceeds of the municipal liquor
store to an incorporated nonprofit hospital association in the statutory city. The hospital
association must be governed by a board of directors elected by donors of $50 or more, who each
have one vote. The hospital must be open to all residents of the community on equal terms.
History: 1945 c 416 s 1; 1947 c 5 s 1; 1947 c 151 s 1; 1947 c 321 s 1; 1949 c 146 s 1,2;
1949 c 214 s 1; 1949 c 382 s 1; 1949 c 480 s 1; 1949 c 531 s 1; 1951 c 424 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 4
s 8; 1987 c 229 art 10 s 1