Chapter 383B — Compensation

383B.021 Compensation Hennepin County board members get a fixed salary set by resolution, not per diem payments. 383B.025 County Board Appoints Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder In Hennepin County, the auditor, treasurer, and recorder are appointed, not elected. 383B.031 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.035 County to Pay City, Town Special Election Expenses Hennepin County pays for special election costs in cities and towns within the county. 383B.041 Campaign Financing, Disclosure of Economic Interests Candidates for county, city, school board, and other political subdivision offices within Hennepin County must file … 383B.042 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.043 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.044 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.045 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.046 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.047 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.048 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.049 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.05 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.051 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.052 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.053 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.054 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.055 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.056 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.057 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.058 Local Ordinances and Charters Superseded In Hennepin County, state campaign finance rules under section 383B.041 override local ordinances, charters, and special … 383B.061 Legislative Research Committee Creates a legislative research committee of all state legislators from Hennepin County. 383B.063 Fort Snelling Precinct Hennepin County must provide a polling place for the Fort Snelling area. 383B.101 County Administrator's Office; Establishment Creates the Hennepin County administrator as the chief officer running county government. 383B.102 Powers and Duties The county administrator supervises all departments and prepares the annual budget. 383B.103 Compensation; Removal The county board hires the administrator, sets the pay, and can remove the administrator at will. 383B.111 Budget and Financial Administration The Hennepin County board must adopt a complete yearly budget for all county spending. 383B.112 Annual Budget The annual budget must list all expected revenue and spending, and must balance. 383B.113 Long-range Capital Program The county board must review a long-range capital improvement program each year. 383B.114 Appropriations and Tax Levy Adopting the budget approves all spending and sets the property tax levy. 383B.115 Amendments The county board can add new spending or move money between departments during the year. 383B.116 Payment Procedures and Accounting The county must follow proper procedures for paying bills and tracking spending. 383B.1161 Electronic Approvals Hennepin County may use electronic signatures to approve official county actions. 383B.1162 Credit Cards The county may issue credit cards to officials and employees for county business. 383B.117 Certificates of Indebtedness This section lets the Hennepin County board, by resolution and without a public vote, borrow money in three ways. It can … 383B.118 Fees This section lets the county board of commissioners, after a public hearing, set fees or charges for county services … 383B.119 Financial Statements and Audits Each year the Hennepin County board of commissioners must have a financial report prepared, including financial … 383B.121 Adult Corrections Facility This section authorizes the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners to establish and operate a corrections facility to … 383B.122 Superintendent This section allows the county board to employ a superintendent for the corrections facility. The superintendent manages … 383B.123 Rules The superintendent of the corrections facility, subject to the county board's approval, must adopt the rules, … 383B.124 Work Release Program This section applies the inmate work release program in section 631.425 to inmates of the corrections facility. For … 383B.125 Board May Run Factory With Inmates and Staff On the recommendation of the county administrator and the superintendent, the county board may set up and run a factory … 383B.126 Board May Lease Space Out to Run Factory On the recommendation of the administrator and the superintendent, the county board may lease space in the corrections … 383B.127 Diminution of Sentence This section applies the sentence-diminution provisions of section 643.29 to inmates of the corrections facility. It … 383B.128 Place of Crime Must Pay Workhouse Inmate Daily Expense The city or town where a crime was committed must pay the daily cost of housing the inmate. 383B.129 Inmates From Other Jurisdictions The county workhouse may accept inmates from other cities and counties. 383B.141 Authorization Hennepin County may set up a central purchasing system for all county departments. 383B.142 Procedure The county board may, by resolution, delegate its central purchasing powers and duties, including buying and … 383B.143 Contracts for Purchases The county administrator has authority to enter into contracts to purchase goods, materials, supplies, equipment, or … 383B.144 Prequalification This section governs prequalification of bidders for county contracts. Once the county adopts rules defining the … 383B.145 Competitive Bidding Competitive bidding for county purchases under sections 383B.141 to 383B.151 must follow the uniform municipal … 383B.146 Purchases Consistent With Law This section requires that purchasing and contracting authority be exercised consistently with the county purchasing … 383B.147 Vendor Discounts This section lets the county capture vendor discounts for early payment. Notwithstanding sections 471.38 to 471.41, when … 383B.148 Rules and Regulations This section directs the administrator, subject to the approval of the county board, to adopt, amend, and file rules and … 383B.149 Purchases or Contracts Forbidden County officials cannot make purchases or contracts that violate county rules. 383B.15 Bonds This section sets bonding requirements for county purchasing. Anyone authorized to make purchases or agreements on … 383B.151 Financial Interest Forbidden County officials cannot have a financial interest in county contracts. 383B.1511 Job Order Contracting This section lets Hennepin County use job order contracting, a delivery method that takes a limited number of bids from … 383B.152 Building and Maintenance Fund This section authorizes the county board to levy a tax by resolution to create and fund a county reserve building and … 383B.153 Contingent Account The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners may set aside up to $7,000 each year from the county general revenue fund as … 383B.155 Self-insurance Hennepin County may self-insure against certain risks instead of buying insurance. 383B.157 This section has no operative statutory text. The section number remains in the chapter as a placeholder, but it no … 383B.158 Design-build Contracts Hennepin County may award design-build contracts, which combine design and construction into a single contract, … 383B.1581 Design-build Process This section sets a two-phase procedure for awarding a Hennepin County design-build contract once the county board … 383B.1582 Rfp for Design-build The county issues a request for proposals when seeking design-build contractors. 383B.1583 Replacing Team Members Rules for replacing team members on a design-build project after the contract is signed. 383B.1584 Design-build Award This section sets out how a county awards a design-build contract. The default method scores technical proposals against … 383B.1585 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.1586 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.1588 Energy Forward Pricing Mechanisms Hennepin County may use forward pricing mechanisms (contracts, financial instruments, or options to buy or sell energy … 383B.159 Real Property Leases This section authorizes the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners to contract for the leasing of real property. The … 383B.20 Parking Facilities Hennepin County may build and operate parking facilities. 383B.203 Certification of Tax Lists The county auditor certifies property tax lists for collection. 383B.205 Special Assessments; Certification Fee In any county with a population of 600,000 or more, each home rule charter or statutory city, town, and every board and … 383B.207 Special Assessments; Computation of Interest In counties with a population of 600,000 or more (Hennepin County), this section governs how the county auditor computes … 383B.211 Authorization This section authorizes the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners to establish, organize, and reorganize a department, … 383B.213 Powers and Duties This section vests in the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners all powers and duties pertaining to health care and … 383B.215 Additional Authority In addition to the powers and duties listed in sections 383B.211 to 383B.229, this section requires Hennepin County to … 383B.217 Hmo and Clinics Most of this section (subdivisions 1 through 6 and 8) has been repealed, leaving subdivision 7, which sets special rules … 383B.218 Bonding Authority; Hennepin County Medical Building The county may issue bonds to build a medical office building. 383B.219 Ambulatory Health Centers and Clinics The county may build and operate outpatient health centers and clinics. 383B.221 Emergency Medical Service This section lets the Hennepin County board provide emergency medical service and related training. Any emergency … 383B.223 Food Service The county may provide food service at its health care facilities. 383B.225 This section has been repealed in its entirety. All of its subdivisions were repealed by the legislature in 2006, so it … 383B.227 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.229 Existing Health Service Programs Not Affected This section preserves the authority of statutory or home rule charter cities of the first or second class to operate or … 383B.233 This section has been repealed or renumbered and contains no operative statutory text. 383B.235 80 Percent of Council Must Ok Minneapolis Waste Burner A resource recovery facility that handles more than 1,000 tons average daily throughput of mixed municipal solid waste … 383B.236 Waste Management This section lets the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners spend money received from the sale of energy and recovered … 383B.237 Library System Creates the Hennepin County Library system. 383B.239 Board The county board directs, operates, and manages the Hennepin County library system. A separate library board of 11 … 383B.241 Director The library director runs the administrative and technical work of the Hennepin County library system and carries out … 383B.243 Per Diems Members of the library board may be paid a per diem of up to $50 for meetings held to give advice and recommendations on … 383B.245 Library Levy The county board may levy a property tax on taxable property in the county to acquire, improve, and build county library … 383B.247 Merger This section allows Hennepin County and the Minneapolis library board to agree to merge their public library systems. … 383B.251 License Bureau This section gives the director of the Hennepin County License Bureau a set of additional duties. These include issuing … 383B.255 Public Safety Communications Hennepin County may build and operate a public safety radio system. 383B.257 County May Run Central Mobile Equipment Division A county with a population of 600,000 or more may establish and operate a central mobile equipment division on county … 383B.259 Pistol Range Hennepin County may build and operate a pistol range. 383B.26 Human Resources System; Purpose This section states the purpose of sections 383B.26 to 383B.42, which is to establish a Human Resources Board and a … 383B.27 Definitions for Human Resources Board and Department Defines key terms used in the Hennepin County human resources laws. 383B.28 Human Resources Board This section creates the Hennepin County Human Resources Board and Human Resources Department. The county board appoints … 383B.29 Duties of Human Resources Board The human resources board adopts rules for hiring, pay, discipline, and other personnel matters. 383B.30 Director; Selection This section governs the appointment of the county human resources director. The county administrator appoints the … 383B.31 Duties of Human Resources Director The HR director manages exams, job classifications, pay plans, and employee records. 383B.32 Unclassified and Classified Service County jobs are split into classified (merit-based) and unclassified (appointed) positions. 383B.33 Tenure This section protects pay and tenure for certain county employees. If a lower salary is assigned to a class, a current … 383B.34 Classification of Employees The director classifies every position in the classified county service and allocates each position to a class within … 383B.35 This section has no operative statutory text. Section 383B.35 was repealed or removed, and the page retains only a … 383B.36 Party to Litigation The human resources board may be a party in lawsuits to enforce civil service rules. 383B.37 Interference With Exam, Applicants; Political Activity This section makes it illegal to interfere with the civil service examination process, to falsely grade or report a … 383B.38 Removals, Suspensions, and Demotions A permanent employee in the county's classified service may be suspended, demoted, or discharged only for just cause. … 383B.389 Disaster Volunteer Leave A county employee who is a certified disaster services volunteer of the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, or a … 383B.39 Veterans to Be Given Preferential Rating In all county civil service examinations, veteran's preference must be granted to every person who qualifies as a … 383B.40 This section number does not contain operative statutory text. The page shows only the section designation and a session … 383B.41 Discrimination The county cannot discriminate in hiring based on race, sex, religion, or other protected traits. 383B.42 Appropriation of Funds The county board must fund the human resources system. 383B.45 County Board to Fix Time, Manner to Pay Salaries The governing body of Hennepin County sets the time and manner for paying salaries to its elective and appointive … 383B.453 Bond of County Recorder Deputy In any county with a population of 500,000 or more, deputy county recorders and clerks in the county recorder's office … 383B.455 Legal Officers' Salaries In Hennepin County, the county attorney, the court administrator of district court, and the sheriff receive annual … 383B.457 Officers' Salaries In Hennepin County, the salaries of all nonelected officials are set by the board of county commissioners. No such … 383B.46 Supplemental Retirement Account This establishes the Hennepin County supplemental retirement program, a closed plan limited to certain people employed … 383B.47 Investment of Retirement Money When money is deposited into the Hennepin County supplemental retirement account, the Minnesota State Retirement System … 383B.48 Buying State Supplemental Investment Fund Shares Each participant in the Hennepin County supplemental retirement program chooses, from the options the county makes … 383B.49 Supplemental Retirement Benefits; Redemption of Shares This section lets the Minnesota State Retirement System redeem (cash out) the supplemental retirement shares held in a … 383B.491 Minnesota State Retirement System Billing Authority This section lets the executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System enter into an interagency agreement … 383B.493 Withdrawal From Participation A Hennepin County employee who participates in the county supplemental retirement program may apply to the county to … 383B.50 Prospectus Hennepin County must distribute or otherwise make available to each participant a prospectus or other applicable … 383B.51 No Assignment or Garnishment A participant's right to redeem supplemental retirement shares is personal only and cannot be assigned, and any … 383B.52 Administration Costs This section covers how Hennepin County administers its supplementary retirement benefit program (created by sections … 383B.56 Board May Regulate Public, Private Ambulances The county may regulate both public and private ambulance services. 383B.562 Government Center; Liquor Liquor may be served at the Hennepin County Government Center under certain conditions. 383B.565 Plats and Surveys; Approval The county must approve plats and surveys before they are recorded. 383B.60 Special Permits; Seasonal Contractor's Permit; Fees Hennepin County may charge fees to cover the administrative cost of issuing special permits under section 169.86. The … 383B.603 Board May File County Highway Maps for Record The Hennepin County board may file maps or plats showing the location and right-of-way of county highways and county … 383B.606 Seasonal Load Limits In Hennepin County, the state seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87, subdivision 2, do not automatically apply … 383B.608 Local Road Aid The Hennepin County board may appropriate money from its road and bridge fund to any town or city in the county to help … 383B.61 Transfer of Drainage Systems This section provides an alternative procedure for transferring management jurisdiction over certain listed Hennepin … 383B.611 Probation and Investigation Department, Creation Creates a probation and investigation department for Hennepin County courts. 383B.612 Director of Court Services; Other Employees The court appoints a director of court services and other probation employees. 383B.613 Duties of Department The probation department supervises people on probation and investigates cases for the court. 383B.614 Space, Supplies, Expenses, Officer's Powers, Bond; Records The county provides office space, supplies, and expenses for the probation department. 383B.63 Public Defender for Crimes, Misdemeanors, Ordinances The Hennepin County public defender may appear for and defend people charged with a crime, petty misdemeanor, or … 383B.65 Contracts, Leases With Bloomington for Court Space Hennepin County and the city of Bloomington may enter into contracts for terms not exceeding ten years, and may enter … 383B.68 Board of Park District Commissioners Sets up the board of commissioners for the Three Rivers Park District. 383B.69 This section contains no operative statutory text. It appears as a repealed or renumbered placeholder, with only a … 383B.70 Compensation of Commissioners The compensation of the commissioners of the Three Rivers Park District is set by the board of park commissioners … 383B.702 Depositories The Three Rivers Park District may exercise the powers of a municipality under chapter 118A, which governs the deposit … 383B.703 District Renaming The Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District is renamed the Three Rivers Park District, which becomes the legal … 383B.71 Trail System The park district may build and maintain a trail system. 383B.72 Land Acquisition; Town Consent Before the Three Rivers Park District acquires real estate located within the boundaries of any organized town in … 383B.73 Park District Tax Levy The Three Rivers Park District board may levy property taxes on taxable property in the county and district to fund its … 383B.74 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.75 Municipal Building Commission This section places the completed portions of the joint Hennepin County and Minneapolis Courthouse and City Hall … 383B.751 Care and Control of Building The building commission has care and control of the government building. 383B.752 Expenses; Warrants At the beginning of each calendar month, the building commission must give the Hennepin County auditor and the … 383B.753 Exclusive Control The building commission has exclusive control over building operations. 383B.754 Budget Date Each year the municipal building commission must prepare a detailed estimate of its expenditures for the coming year and … 383B.761 Discontinuance of Hennepin County Soil and Water Conservation District; Transfer of Duties This section lets the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners petition the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources to … 383B.77 Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Creates a housing and redevelopment authority for Hennepin County. 383B.78 Bathing Beaches This section regulates public bathing beaches. In counties with a population of 450,000 or more, it is unlawful to swim, … 383B.79 Multijurisdictional Program Hennepin County may join with other governments on shared programs. 383B.80 Hennepin County Deed and Mortgage Tax Hennepin County may impose its own mortgage registry tax and deed tax, each at a rate of .0001 (of the mortgage … 383B.81 Environmental Response Fund Creates a fund for cleaning up pollution and environmental hazards in Hennepin County. 383B.82 Wind and Solar Business Entity Participation The county may partner with businesses on wind and solar energy projects. 383B.83 Limits on Railroad Condemnation Powers Over Certain Governmental Property Interests Limits railroad companies from condemning certain government property in Hennepin County. 383B.901 Creation of a County Subsidiary Corporation This section creates a public corporation, known as Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., that operates as a subsidiary of … 383B.902 Definitions Defines terms used in the county subsidiary corporation laws. 383B.903 Board The corporation is governed by a board of between 11 and 15 directors, two of whom must be sitting Hennepin County … 383B.904 Officers The corporation's board elects its officers by a majority vote at the annual meeting (or at its first meeting for an … 383B.905 Authority and Duties of Officers and Directors; Unpaid Officers and Directors Liability for Damages Sets the duties and liability limits for the corporation's officers and directors. 383B.906 Bylaws The county board must approve the corporation's initial bylaws. 383B.907 Corporate Powers The subsidiary corporation has broad powers to run health care operations. 383B.908 Limitations Upon Corporate Powers; Reserved Powers The county board keeps certain powers over the subsidiary corporation. 383B.909 Corporate Seal This section states that the corporation shall not have a corporate seal. No corporate seal is authorized for the entity … 383B.910 Board Meetings In accordance with the corporation's bylaws, the board must provide for annual, regular, and special meetings held at a … 383B.911 Public Depository The corporation has jurisdiction over its accounts and payrolls and must establish and maintain a public depository, … 383B.912 Transfer of Rights The corporation is treated as a continuation of HCMC and succeeds to all of the county's rights, liabilities, and … 383B.913 Lease or Transfer of Assets The corporation is treated as a "public corporation" under section 465.035, and the county is authorized to lease … 383B.914 Status of Present Employees; Bargaining Units; Retirement Coverage County employees who transfer to the corporation keep their bargaining rights and retirement. 383B.915 Bonding Authority of Corporation The corporation is treated as a municipality for bond purposes and may issue and sell revenue bonds to finance capital … 383B.916 Financing Through County Beyond the corporation's own bonding authority, the county may finance improvements, equipment, or other property to be … 383B.917 Open Meeting Law; Government Data Practices Act The corporation is subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, and its board is subject to the Minnesota … 383B.918 Health Services Plan The corporation must create a health services plan approved by the county board. 383B.919 Tort Liability This section treats the corporation as a "municipality" for tort liability under chapter 466, the state law governing … 383B.920 Revenue Recapture Act The corporation may use the revenue recapture act to collect debts. 383B.921 Purchasing This section exempts the corporation's contracting and purchasing of goods, materials, supplies, equipment, and services … 383B.922 Legal Counsel For purposes of section 388.051, the corporation is deemed part of Hennepin County so that the Hennepin County attorney … 383B.923 Self-insurance This section lets the corporation participate in any self-insurance program the county establishes under section … 383B.924 Hospital Authorities This section provides that the corporation is not considered a hospital or hospital district subject to Minnesota … 383B.925 Tax-exempt Status This section provides that the corporation is an organization exempt from taxation under chapters 290 and 297A. Chapter … 383B.926 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383B.927 Intergovernmental Transfers For purposes of medical assistance, Medicaid, Medicare, and other public programs, the corporation continues to be … 383B.928 Indigent Care The corporation must provide health care and related services for the indigent of the county, as required by the terms … 383B.99 Laws Not Applicable Certain general county laws do not apply to Hennepin County.