Minnesota Session Laws - 1988, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1988 

                        CHAPTER 645-H.F.No. 2481 
           An act relating to local government; the city of Cook, 
          the city of Orr, and Koochiching and St. Louis 
          counties; providing for the establishment of a 
          hospital district in portions of those counties. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [HOSPITAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] The St. Louis county 
board may, acting for the unorganized townships listed in this 
subdivision, request the annexation of those townships to a 
hospital district to be organized under Minnesota Statutes, 
sections 447.31 to 447.37, that includes the city of Cook and 
the city of Orr as well as other townships in Koochiching county 
and St. Louis county.  The unorganized townships are:  61 North, 
Range 17 West; 62 North, Range 21 West; 63 North, Range 21 West; 
63 North, Range 19 West; 64 North, Range 21 West; 64 North, 
Range 18 West; 65 North, Range 21 West; 66 North, Range 21 West; 
66 North, Range 20 West; 66 North, Range 19 West; 67 North, 
Range 21 West; 67 North, Range 20 West; 67 North, Range 19 West; 
67 North, Range 18 West; 67 North, Range 17 West; 68 North, 
Range 21 West; 68 North, Range 20 West; 68 North, Range 19 West; 
68 North, Range 18 West; 68 North, Range 17 West; 69 North, 
Range 21 West; 69 North, Range 20 West; 69 North, Range 19 West; 
69 North, Range 18 West; 69 North, Range 17 West; 70 North, 
Range 21 West; 70 North, Range 20 West; 70 North, Range 19 West; 
70 North, Range 18 West; 71 North, Range 21 West; and 71 North, 
Range 20 West.  
    Subd. 2.  [KOOCHICHING COUNTY.] The Koochiching county 
board may, acting for the unorganized townships listed in this 
subdivision, request the annexation of those townships to the 
hospital district described in subdivision 1.  The unorganized 
townships are:  64 North, Range 22 West; 64 North, Range 23 West;
65 North, Range 22 West; 65 North, Range 23 West; 66 North, 
Range 22 West; and 66 North, Range 23 West. 
    Subd. 3.  [EXCEPTION TO CONTIGUITY 
REQUIREMENTS.] Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
447.31, subdivision 2, the district created under this act is 
not required to be contiguous. 
     Subd. 4.  [EXCEPTION TO VOTING REQUIREMENT.] 
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 447.31, subdivision 
3, resolutions authorizing the establishment of a hospital 
district under this act may be adopted by a majority vote. 
    Sec. 2.  [OFFICERS.] 
    Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 447.32, 
subdivision 1, the hospital district created under this act 
shall be governed by a board composed of one member elected from 
each city and town in the district, two members elected at large 
from the aggregate of the unorganized townships in St. Louis 
county listed in section 1, subdivision 1, and one member 
elected at large from the aggregate of the unorganized townships 
in Koochiching county listed in section 1, subdivision 2. 
    Sec. 3.  [TAX; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.] 
    The tax levied by the hospital district under Minnesota 
Statutes, section 447.34, must not be levied at a rate that 
exceeds 2 mills.  The proceeds of that tax may be used only for 
acquisition, betterment, and maintenance of the district's 
hospital and nursing home facilities and equipment, and not for 
administrative or salary expenses. 
    Sec. 4.  [TRANSFER OF FACILITIES OF CITY OF COOK.] 
    The city of Cook may transfer title and interest in its 
hospital and nursing home, including the real estate, building, 
and equipment, to the hospital district created under this act 
for no consideration.  All obligations incurred prior to the 
transfer in connection with the construction or operation of the 
hospital and nursing home shall remain as the exclusive 
obligation of the city of Cook. 
    Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    This act is effective for the city of Cook the day after 
compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 
3, by the governing body of the city of Cook. 
     This act is effective for the city of Orr the day after 
compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 
3, by the governing body of the city of Orr. 
    This act is effective for St. Louis county the day after 
compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 
3, by the governing body of St. Louis county. 
    This act is effective for Koochiching county the day after 
compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 
3, by the governing body of Koochiching county. 
    Approved April 26, 1988