Section 398.17 — Bonds.
398.17 BONDS. The park district board may by resolution provide for the issuance of negotiable general obligation bonds of the district in the manner specified in chapter 475, except as otherwise provided in this section, but only for the purpose of financing the acquisition and betterment of park properties and facilities or for refunding outstanding […]
Section 398.18 — Depositories.
398.18 DEPOSITORIES. All funds under the control of the park district board are to be kept in depositories selected in the manner provided for the deposit of county funds insofar as those proceedings are applicable. Deposits are to be secured as provided in the case of county funds. The county treasurer shall serve as the […]
Section 398.19 — Plan For Development Of Parks; Recording.
398.19 PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS; RECORDING. Within 18 months of the activation of a park district, the board for such park district shall develop and approve a written plan for development of parks within the district. Certified copies of such plan shall be recorded by the secretary of the board with the county recorders […]
Section 398.20 — Park Districts.
398.20 PARK DISTRICTS. Subdivision 1. Activation; boundaries. Boundaries of park districts as created by this chapter shall be determined and park districts activated as follows: Application for the creation of a park district shall be made to the county board or boards of the county or counties within which the district is to be located. […]
Section 398.21 — Enlargement Of Districts.
398.21 ENLARGEMENT OF DISTRICTS. When conducive to the general welfare any territory adjacent and contiguous to an existing park district, whether located within any county in which the district was created or not, may be annexed to the district under the following procedure: A petition shall be filed with the board of park district commissioners […]
Section 398.31 — Application; Exercise Of Powers.
398.31 APPLICATION; EXERCISE OF POWERS. Except as otherwise expressly provided or indicated by the context, sections 398.31 to 398.36 apply to all counties other than Hennepin and Ramsey, in which no park districts have been activated as provided by this chapter, as amended, and the term “county” as used in said sections means any such […]
Section 398.10 — Park Superintendent; Employees.
398.10 PARK SUPERINTENDENT; EMPLOYEES. The board shall, by secret ballot, elect a park superintendent to serve as the chief administrative officer of the park district. Such election shall be for terms of not to exceed five years and the superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of the board. No person shall be elected superintendent unless […]
Section 398.11 — Instruments, Execution.
398.11 INSTRUMENTS, EXECUTION. Every contract, conveyance, license, or other written instrument shall be executed on behalf of the board by the chair and secretary with the corporate seal affixed if the district has one, and only pursuant to authority from the board. History: 1955 c 806 s 11; 1986 c 444
Section 398.12 — Ordinances, Resolutions; Enactment.
398.12 ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS; ENACTMENT. The board may, after public hearing held upon two weeks’ published notice, enact such ordinances as it may deem necessary or convenient to carry out the general and special powers herein granted. It may also, without notice of hearing, adopt such resolutions as may be deemed necessary or convenient to carry […]
Section 398.03 — Commissioners.
398.03 COMMISSIONERS. Subdivision 1. Single county districts. The first board of park district commissioners for each single county district shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the park district is located as follows: The board of county commissioners shall by resolution divide the single county park district into […]