Section 375.85 — Counties May Market Software Products.
375.85 COUNTIES MAY MARKET SOFTWARE PRODUCTS. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county or group of counties acting jointly under section 471.59 may sell or license self-developed or vendor custom-developed computer software products or systems either on competitive bids or in the open market, in the discretion of the county or joint powers […]
Section 375.86 — Application Of Other Law.
375.86 APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. County software product programming source code, object code, and all material relating to product or system development and distribution is “trade secret information” for purposes of classification under section 13.37, subdivision 2. History: 1986 c 399 art 1 s 23; 1986 c 416 s 5
Section 375.87 — Radio Systems For Public Safety Communications.
375.87 RADIO SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. A county may establish and rent, lease, construct, equip, and maintain a radio broadcasting station or stations, with land-fixed repeater stations and other necessary communication equipment, to be used for public safety communications. It may acquire land, towers, or equipment by gift, purchase, lease, exchange, […]
Section 375.83 — Economic And Agricultural Development.
375.83 ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. A county board may appropriate money out of the general revenue fund of the county to be paid to any incorporated development society or organization of this state which, in the board’s opinion, will use the money for the best interests of the county in promoting, advertising, improving, or developing […]
Section 375.84 — Prepay Software, Subscriptions, United States Documents.
375.84 PREPAY SOFTWARE, SUBSCRIPTIONS, UNITED STATES DOCUMENTS. A county may make advance deposits or payments for software development or maintenance services for county-owned or leased electronic data processing equipment and for newspaper, magazine, and other subscription fees customarily paid for in advance, and may allow advance deposits by any department or agency of the county […]
Section 375.74 — Director Of Purchasing; Employees.
375.74 DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING; EMPLOYEES. The county board shall appoint a director of purchasing to direct the operations of the county purchasing department. The director of purchasing shall be qualified by training and experience for the position. The board may appoint an existing county officer to serve as director of purchasing. The board shall fix […]
Section 375.75 — Rules And Regulations.
375.75 RULES AND REGULATIONS. The county board shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary to carry out sections 375.72 to 375.76 and file them with the county auditor. The board may authorize any county office, department or agency designated by it to purchase supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services in the open market for immediate […]
Section 375.76 — Voidable Purchases, Contracts, And Sales.
375.76 VOIDABLE PURCHASES, CONTRACTS, AND SALES. The purchase or contract for any supplies, material, equipment, or contractual service by any county office, department or agency, or the sale of surplus, obsolete, or unusable supplies, material, or equipment by any county office, department or agency contrary to sections 375.72 to 375.76 is voidable. The head of […]
Section 375.77 — Laws Not Affected.
375.77 LAWS NOT AFFECTED. Sections 375.72 to 375.76 are not intended to modify, amend, or repeal any law relating to counties in regard to bidding or any law existing at the time of passage of sections 375.72 to 375.76 which authorize the establishment or creation of a county purchasing agent or department, or a combined […]
Section 375.771 — Veteran-owned Small Business Contracts.
375.771 VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) “Award” means the granting of a contract in accordance with all applicable laws and rules governing competitive bidding, except as otherwise provided in this section. (c) “Contract” means an agreement entered into between a business entity […]