SF773

SF773 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District authorization to have a three-member board of managers provision

Related bill: HF438

AI Generated Summary

Senate File No. 773 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature that proposes changes to the board structure of the Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District. Specifically, it allows for the reduction of the board of managers from five members to three members. This change will take effect only after receiving approval from the related governing body.

Once approval is granted and implemented, any vacancies on the board will not be filled until the number of board members drops to three. After this reduction, any new vacancies will be filled according to existing Minnesota statutes to maintain a three-member board.

Additionally, the bill outlines a system for assigning terms to ensure that the terms of board members do not end in the same year, thereby providing continuity in governance. Each board member will serve a regular term that ends on the first business day of January every third year, and will continue to serve until a successor is elected and has qualified. This structured staggering of terms is intended to ensure experienced governance and stability within the board’s operations.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
January 29, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
January 29, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
January 29, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Referred to	State and Local Government
January 29, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	State and Local Government
	Senate	Note	Action	HF substituted in committee
	Senate	Note	Action	HF substituted in committee

Citations

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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Provision to reduce board size to three members with conditions noted in the bill."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "This bill allows the Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District to reduce the number of its board of managers from five to three members, modifying provisions under Minnesota Statutes section 442A.14, subdivision 1.",
      "modified": [
        "Adjustments to board member election and vacancy filling process."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "442A.14",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Provision for appointing board members to ensure no two terms expire simultaneously."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "Relevant to ensuring staggered board member terms under Minnesota Statutes section 442A.14, subdivision 2.",
      "modified": [
        "Adjustment of board member term assignments to maintain practical term expiration schedule."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "442A.14",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 2"
  }
]