2001 Minnesota Statutes

     382.265 Clerk hire in certain counties.  

    In all counties of this state where the amount of clerk 
 hire now or hereafter provided by law for any county office 
 shall be insufficient to meet the requirements of said office, 
 the county officer in need of additional clerk hire shall 
 prepare a petition and statement setting forth therein the 
 amount of additional clerk hire needed and file the same with 
 the county auditor, who shall present the same to the board of 
 county commissioners at the next meeting of said board.  If the 
 board of county commissioners shall grant said petition by 
 majority vote of all members elected to the board, then the 
 amount of additional clerk hire requested in said petition shall 
 thereupon become effective for said office.  Said board shall 
 act on any such petition within 60 days from the time it has 
 been filed with the county auditor.  If the board of county 
 commissioners shall determine that the amount of additional 
 clerk hire requested in said petition is excessive and more than 
 is necessary for said office, it shall fix the amount of such 
 additional clerk hire to be allowed, if any, and notify such 
 officer thereof.  If said county officer or any taxpayer of the 
 county shall be dissatisfied with the decision of the board of 
 county commissioners, the officer may, at the officer's own 
 expense, within ten days after the decision of said board, 
 appeal to the district court.  The district court, either in 
 term or vacation and upon ten days' notice to the chair of the 
 board of county commissioners, shall hear such appeal and 
 summarily determine the amount of additional clerk hire needed 
 by an order, a copy of which shall be filed with the county 
 auditor.  

    HIST: 1939 c 319 s 1; 1945 c 330 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 189 s 
 8; 1996 c 277 s 1