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A bill for an act
relating to local government; adding exception to commonality of powers
requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.59, subdivision 8.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.59, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Services performed by county
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or sheriff
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, commonality of powers.
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(a)
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Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 requiring commonality of powers between
parties to any agreement the board of county commissioners of any county may by resolution
enter into agreements with any other governmental unit as defined in subdivision 1 to
perform on behalf of that unit any service or function which that unit would be authorized
to provide for itself.
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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 requiring commonality of powers,
a county sheriff must enter into an agreement under United States Code, title 8, section
1357(g), with a federal agency to perform services or functions the federal agency is
authorized to provide. A county sheriff does not require authorization from a county board
of commissioners before entering into an agreement under this paragraph.
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