Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Requirements.
In addition to a description of any authorities adopted
under the content requirements of joint powers agreements as outlined in
Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.211,
subdivision 1, joint powers agreements establishing a watershed management
organization or amending an existing joint powers agreement shall, at a
minimum, contain the following items:
A. a purpose statement consistent with
Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.201;
B. a section defining the powers and duties
of the organization;
C. an official
map based on parcels or a legal description defining the boundary of the
organization;
D. a section defining
how the organization's members will be represented, with the total number of
members on a joint powers board to be at least three;
E. a section outlining meetings to be
scheduled at least annually;
F. a
notification process for the agenda, location, and time of meetings;
G. procedures for annual establishment of a
work plan and budget;
H. a
procedure for the establishment of an advisory committee or other means of
public participation;
I. a formula
for determining the share of the annual operating budget for each of the
organization's members or a description of revenue generating authorities the
organization will utilize;
J. a
section establishing the duties and terms of the officers of the
organization;
K. the process and
responsibilities of the organization and its members for filling vacancies
consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.227,
subdivisions 1 and 2;
L. a section
specifying the compensation for members of a joint powers board;
M. a section defining the voting requirements
for decision making and capital improvements consistent with Minnesota
Statutes, section
103B.211,
subdivision 1, paragraph (c);
N. a
requirement to adopt rules of order and procedure; and
O. the duration of the agreement and a
process for dissolution that provides for at least 90 days' notice of the
intent to dissolve to the affected counties and the board.
Subp. 2.
Updating.
Joint powers agreements must be in conformance with this
chapter , as determined by the board, before the board makes a decision on a
draft plan or plan amendment.
Subp.
3.
County membership.
A county may be a member of a joint powers agreement
organization when the conditions described in Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.211,
subdivision 3, are present.
