2003 Minnesota Statutes

     471.96 Members of civic educational associations. 

    Subdivision 1.    Dues, expenses.  The governing bodies 
 of cities, counties, and towns are hereby authorized to 
 appropriate necessary funds to provide membership of their 
 respective municipal corporations or political subdivisions 
 respectively in county, regional, state, and national 
 associations of a civic, educational, or governmental nature 
 which have as their purpose the betterment and improvement of 
 municipal governmental operations.  Cities, counties, and towns 
 are also authorized to participate through duly designated 
 representatives in the meetings and activities of such 
 associations, and the governing bodies of cities, counties, and 
 towns respectively are authorized to appropriate necessary funds 
 to defray the actual and necessary expenses of such 
 representatives in connection therewith.  For purposes of this 
 section, the governing body of a town is the town board. 

    Subd. 2.    Common law unaffected.  This section does 
 not affect any statutory, charter or common law power of cities 
 to provide for membership in and to participate through duly 
 designated representatives in the meetings and activities of 
 state and national associations, nor the power to appropriate 
 money therefor.  

    HIST: 1961 c 714 s 1; 1963 c 529 s 1,2; 1967 c 329 s 1; 1973 c 
 123 art 5 s 7; 1975 c 288 s 1; 1987 c 90 s 10