365A.01 TOWNS; SUBORDINATE SERVICE DISTRICTS; PURPOSE. It is the purpose of sections 365A.01 to 365A.10 to provide a means by which a town as a unit of general local government can effectively provide and finance various governmental services for its residents. History: 1989 c 277 art 2 s 48
365A.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Subordinate service district. “Subordinate service district” means a defined area within the town in which special services are provided. The boundaries of a single subordinate service district may not embrace an entire town. Subd. 2. Special services. “Special services” means one or more governmental services or additions to townwide services provided […]
365A.03 ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE DISTRICT. Notwithstanding any provision of law requiring uniform property tax rates on real or personal property within the town, a town may establish subordinate service districts to provide and finance a governmental service or function that it is otherwise authorized to undertake. A function or service to be provided may include […]
365A.04 CREATION. Subdivision 1. Petition. A petition signed by at least 50 percent of the property owners in the part of the town proposed for the subordinate service district may be submitted to the town board requesting the establishment of a subordinate service district to provide a service that the town is otherwise authorized by […]
365A.05 PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. Within 20 days after passage of a resolution authorizing the establishment of a subordinate service district, the town board shall have the resolution published once in a qualified newspaper of general circulation within the town. The resolution must include a general description of the territory to be included within the […]
365A.06 REVERSE REFERENDUM. Subdivision 1. Petition. Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 25 percent of the property owners within the territory of the proposed district, before the effective date of its establishment as specified in section 365A.05, the establishment shall be in abeyance pending referendum vote within the boundaries of the proposed […]
365A.07 EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES OF A DISTRICT. The town board, upon petition, may enlarge any existing subordinate service district under the procedures specified in sections 365A.03 to 365A.06. Only property owners residing in territory to be added to the district shall be eligible to participate in an election, unless at least 25 percent of the […]
365A.08 FINANCING. Subdivision 1. Budget. (a) Upon adoption of the next annual budget following the creation of a subordinate service district the town board shall include in the budget appropriate provisions for the operation of the district including either a property tax levied only on property of the users of the service within the boundaries […]
365A.095 PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF DISTRICT; PROCEDURE; REFUND OF SURPLUS. Subdivision 1. Petition; procedure. A petition signed by at least 75 percent of the property owners in the territory of the subordinate service district requesting the removal of the district may be presented to the town board. Within 30 days after the town board receives […]
365A.10 COORDINATION OF DISTRICTS. If a county establishes a subordinate service district in part of a town under enabling law for counties, a town may not establish a subordinate service district to provide the same service in the part of the town served by the county. If a town establishes a subordinate service district in […]
