Chapter 383C — Budget and Financial Administration

383C.01 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.011 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.012 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.013 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.014 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.015 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.016 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.017 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.018 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.019 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.021 Budget and Financial Administration Ramsey County board must adopt a yearly budget covering all spending and revenue. 383C.022 Capital Program The county board may prepare a five-year plan for major building and improvement projects. 383C.023 Reduction of Appropriations If tax revenue and other income fall short of the budget, the county must cut spending. 383C.024 Appropriations and Tax Levy The county board adopts the budget and sets the property tax levy by resolution. 383C.025 Amendments The county board can add new spending or move money between departments during the year. 383C.026 Lapse of Appropriations Unspent budget money expires at the end of the fiscal year, except for capital projects. 383C.027 Administration of Budget The county auditor tracks all spending and must certify that payments follow the budget. 383C.03 St. Louis County Civil Service Commission Creates a civil service commission for St. Louis County to manage county employee hiring. 383C.031 Commissioners; Appointment; Qualifications The county board appoints three civil service commissioners who serve staggered six-year terms. 383C.032 Appointment of Human Resources Director The county board appoints a human resources director who serves in the unclassified service. 383C.033 Meetings; Records; Rules and Regulations The civil service commission must meet monthly and keep public records of its actions. 383C.034 Duties of Director The HR director manages exams, keeps employee records, and enforces civil service rules. 383C.035 Unclassified Civil Service Lists county jobs that are not covered by civil service rules, such as elected officials and appointees. 383C.036 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.037 Classification Plan The HR director creates a classification plan grouping similar county jobs together. 383C.038 Allocation of Positions Every county job must be assigned to a class in the classification plan. 383C.039 Additional Classes The commission can create new job classes or change existing ones as needed. 383C.04 Reemployment Former county employees who left in good standing may be rehired without a new exam. 383C.041 Tests The HR director gives exams to test job applicants and ranks them by score. 383C.042 Rejection of Application; Refusal to Test or Refer The HR director may reject an applicant for cheating, false statements, or other listed reasons. 383C.0425 Prohibiting or Obstructing Persons From Taking Tests It is illegal to stop someone from taking a civil service exam or to interfere with the process. 383C.043 Vacancies When a county job opens, the HR director certifies eligible candidates from the exam list. 383C.044 Transfer and Demotion of Employees County employees may be transferred or demoted following civil service rules. 383C.045 Layoff of Employees When the county cuts jobs, employees with less seniority are laid off first. 383C.046 Certification of Payrolls The auditor cannot pay county employees unless their names are on a certified payroll. 383C.047 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.048 Commission May Subpoena Witnesses The civil service commission can issue subpoenas to compel witnesses and documents. 383C.049 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.05 Political Activity County employees in the classified service cannot run for office or do political campaign work. 383C.051 Discipline Listed in This Section Requires Cause Classified county employees can only be fired, suspended, or demoted for good cause. 383C.052 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.053 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.054 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.055 Penalty Violating the civil service law is a misdemeanor punishable by fine or jail. 383C.056 Inconsistent Acts Repealed Any earlier laws that conflict with the county civil service act are repealed. 383C.057 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.058 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.059 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.07 Members of Boards and Commissions; Terms of Office Sets the terms of office for members of various county boards and commissions. 383C.071 Board of Adjustment; Alternates The county board of adjustment may appoint alternate members to serve when regular members cannot. 383C.072 Land Investment Board Creates a land investment board to manage certain county property matters. 383C.073 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.074 Extension Committee Creates a county extension committee to oversee agricultural extension programs. 383C.075 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.076 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.081 Housing and Redevelopment Authority Creates a housing and redevelopment authority for the county. 383C.09 Members Serving on Commissions and Other Boards County board members may also serve on other county commissions and boards. 383C.091 Chair's Contingent Fund The county board chair has a contingent fund for unexpected expenses. 383C.092 Borrowing From Federal Agencies The county may borrow money from federal agencies for county projects. 383C.093 County Printing Sets rules for how the county must handle its printing needs. 383C.094 Repair of Ditches The county must repair and maintain public drainage ditches. 383C.095 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.13 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.131 Assistant County Attorneys and Clerks The county attorney may hire assistant attorneys and clerks as needed. 383C.132 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.133 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.134 Elected Officials; Compensation Sets how elected county officials are paid. 383C.135 Surety Bonds County officials must have surety bonds to protect the county from losses. 383C.136 Organization of Offices Elected county officials can organize their offices as they see fit. 383C.16 County Fair; Maintaining The county may spend money to maintain a county fair. 383C.161 Community Fair Associations; Appropriation The county may give money to community fair associations within the county. 383C.162 Appropriation for County Fairgrounds The county may spend money to build or improve county fairgrounds. 383C.163 Reimbursement of County Agricultural Society The county may reimburse the county agricultural society for fair expenses. 383C.164 Fairgrounds; Exempt From Taxation County fairground property is exempt from property taxes. 383C.17 Courthouse Building Commission Creates a courthouse building commission to manage courthouse construction. 383C.171 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.172 Courthouse Closing The county board may close the courthouse on certain days. 383C.173 Conciliation Court; Personal Receiverships Sets rules for conciliation court and personal receiverships in the county. 383C.174 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.175 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.19 Emergency Jobs Program The county may create an emergency jobs program to employ people during tough times. 383C.20 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.201 Ambulance Service The county may provide ambulance service or contract with others for it. 383C.202 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.203 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.23 Highway Load Limits Sets weight limits for vehicles on county highways. 383C.231 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.232 State and Other Road Numbers County roads may be assigned state or other official road numbers. 383C.233 Road Equipment; Rentals The county may rent road equipment to or from other government units. 383C.234 Removal of Snow The county must remove snow from county highways. 383C.235 Road and Bridge Money From Unorganized Townships Unorganized townships must contribute road money to the county for road work. 383C.26 Improvement of Recreational Facilities The county may improve parks, beaches, and other recreational areas. 383C.261 Water Improvements The county may make water system improvements in certain areas. 383C.28 Off-sale Licenses in Certain Places Allows off-sale liquor licenses in certain unincorporated areas of the county. 383C.29 Angora Township; Off-sale License Angora Township may issue one off-sale liquor license. 383C.291 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.292 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.293 Seasonal On-sale Liquor Licenses The county may issue seasonal on-sale liquor licenses for certain businesses. 383C.33 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.331 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.332 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.333 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.334 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.335 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.336 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.337 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.338 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.339 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.34 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.36 County Board May Expend County Funds in Duluth The county board may spend county funds on projects in the city of Duluth. 383C.361 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.362 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.363 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.39 Education; School Districts; Unorganized Territories Sets rules for school districts and education in unorganized parts of the county. 383C.391 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.392 Grants for Hot Lunches in Certain Rural Schools The county may give grants to help rural schools provide hot lunch programs. 383C.42 Juvenile Detention Centers; Tax Levy The county may levy a tax to pay for juvenile detention centers. 383C.421 Special Investigator The county attorney may hire a special investigator. 383C.422 Bonds County officers who handle money must post a surety bond. 383C.423 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.424 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.425 Volunteer Rescue Squad The county may support volunteer rescue squads. 383C.45 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.451 Resurveys The county may order land resurveys to fix property boundary disputes. 383C.452 Petition for Resurvey Landowners can petition the county board to order a resurvey of their area. 383C.453 Hearing on Petition The county board holds a public hearing before deciding whether to order a resurvey. 383C.454 Survey May Be Ordered After the hearing, the county board may order the county surveyor to do the resurvey. 383C.455 Surveyor to Keep Field Notes The surveyor must keep detailed field notes of all resurvey work. 383C.456 Plat and Field Notes to Be Filed The surveyor files the new plat and field notes with the county recorder. 383C.457 Expense of Survey The cost of a resurvey is split among the landowners who benefit from it. 383C.458 Notice of Assessment for Expense The county sends notice to landowners telling them how much they owe for the resurvey. 383C.459 Expense to Be Assessed Against Land Resurvey costs are charged against the land that benefits from the new survey. 383C.46 Expense to Be Paid From County Revenue Fund Resurvey expenses may be paid from the county revenue fund. 383C.461 Appeal to District Court Landowners can appeal resurvey decisions to the district court. 383C.462 Not to Affect Agreed Lines or Roads Resurveys do not change property lines that neighbors agreed on or established roads. 383C.463 County Board May Contract The county board may hire a private surveyor to do resurveys. 383C.48 Exemption From Property Tax for Leased Property Property leased by the county for public use may be exempt from property tax. 383C.481 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.482 Tax Search Certificates The county may issue tax search certificates showing the tax status of a property. 383C.52 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.521 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.522 Tax-forfeited Lands; Easement The county may grant easements on tax-forfeited land. 383C.523 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.55 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.551 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.552 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.553 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.554 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.555 May Levy to Maintain, Support County Extension Work The county may levy a tax to fund county extension work. 383C.556 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.557 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.58 Travel Expense of Commissioners County commissioners may be reimbursed for travel expenses on county business. 383C.581 Automobile Expense of Commissioners County commissioners may be reimbursed for automobile expenses on county business. 383C.582 Commissioners; Travel Expense; Allocation The county board decides how to divide travel expense money among commissioners. 383C.61 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.611 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.612 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.613 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.64 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.641 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.642 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.643 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.644 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.645 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.646 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.647 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.648 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.649 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.65 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.651 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.66 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.67 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.671 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.672 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.673 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.674 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.675 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.676 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.677 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.70 Promotional Bureau; Tort Liability The county may create a promotional bureau and is liable for torts committed by it. 383C.71 Warrants and Accounts Sets rules for how county warrants and accounts are processed and paid. 383C.72 Donation of State Lands; Governor's Duties The governor may donate state-owned land to the county under certain conditions. 383C.721 Trust Fund Land; Condemnation The county may condemn trust fund land for public use. 383C.722 Add Section 383c.72 Land Value to Section 282.08 Split Adds the value of land from section 383C.72 to tax-forfeited land distributions. 383C.725 Recorder's Fees Sets the fees the county recorder may charge for recording documents. 383C.73 County Historical Societies The county may fund and support county historical societies. 383C.74 Historical Work The county may support historical preservation and research work. 383C.75 Automobile Garage and Repair Shop The county may build and operate an automobile garage and repair shop. 383C.76 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.77 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.78 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.79 Temporary Toilets for Smelters; Dnr May Reimburse The county must provide temporary toilets at popular smelt fishing spots along the north shore. 383C.797 St. Louis County; 7th County Commissioner District Defines the boundaries of the 7th county commissioner district in St. Louis County. 383C.80 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.801 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.802 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.803 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.804 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.805 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.806 This section has been repealed or renumbered. 383C.807 May Contract for Solid Waste Management Services The county may hire private companies to handle solid waste management. 383C.808 Television Service; Costs The county may provide or contract for television service and charge residents for it. 383C.809 This section has been repealed or renumbered.