2000 Minnesota Statutes

     465.799 Cooperation planning grants. 

    Two or more local government units; an association of local 
 governments; a local unit of government acting in conjunction 
 with the metropolitan council, an organization, or a state 
 agency; or an organization formed by two or more local units of 
 government under a joint powers agreement may apply to the board 
 of government innovation and cooperation for a grant to be used 
 to develop a plan for intergovernmental cooperation in providing 
 services.  The application to the board must state what other 
 sources of funding have been considered by the local units of 
 government to implement the project and explain why it is not 
 possible to complete the project without assistance from the 
 board.  The board may not award a grant if it determines that 
 the local units of government could complete the project without 
 board assistance.  A copy of the application must be submitted 
 by the applicants to the exclusive representatives certified 
 under section 179A.12 to represent employees who provide the 
 service or program affected by the application.  

    The plan may include model contracts or agreements to be 
 used to implement the plan.  A copy of the work product for 
 which the grant was provided must be furnished to the board upon 
 completion, and the board may disseminate it to other local 
 units of government or interested groups.  If the board finds 
 that the grantee has failed to implement the plan according to 
 the terms of the agreement, it may require the grantee to repay 
 all or a portion of the grant.  The board shall award grants on 
 the basis of each qualified applicant's score under the scoring 
 system in section 465.802.  The amount of a grant under this 
 section may not exceed $50,000. 

    HIST: 1993 c 375 art 15 s 5; 1994 c 587 art 8 s 9; 1995 c 264 
 art 8 s 5