1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to county officers; authorizing the county 
  1.3             board to assign certain duties of the county auditor 
  1.4             and treasurer; proposing coding for new law in 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes, chapter 375A. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [375A.121] [MODIFYING THE DUTIES OF COUNTY 
  1.8   AUDITOR AND TREASURER.] 
  1.9      Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a county board, 
  1.10  with the concurrence of the county auditor and treasurer, may by 
  1.11  resolution assign to the county treasurer all or some of the 
  1.12  duties of the county auditor in sections 272.115, 272.12, 
  1.13  272.121, 279.02, 279.025, and 279.03.  Notwithstanding any law 
  1.14  to the contrary, a county board, with the concurrence of the 
  1.15  county auditor and treasurer, may assign to the county auditor 
  1.16  all or some of the duties of the county treasurer in sections 
  1.17  272.115, 272.12, 272.121, 279.02, 279.025, and 279.03.  If any 
  1.18  duties of the county auditor or the county treasurer are 
  1.19  assigned under this section, the county board shall notify the 
  1.20  commissioner of revenue of the assignment of duties.  A county 
  1.21  board may not rescind its assignment of duties under this 
  1.22  section for at least two years after the initial resolution of 
  1.23  assignment of duties.  Upon the election of a new county auditor 
  1.24  or treasurer, the newly elected official may require that the 
  1.25  duties of the county auditor and treasurer be reestablished as 
  2.1   provided by sections 272.115, 272.12, 272.121, 279.02, 279.025, 
  2.2   and 279.03. 
  2.3      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.4      Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.