1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; providing for town meeting minutes;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 365.55.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 365.55, is amended to read:
1.6 	365.55 TOWN CLERK IS MEETING CLERK; MINUTES TO BE FILED.
1.7 	The town clerk is clerk of the town meeting and shall keep full minutes of its 
1.8 	proceedings. The minutes must contain the full text of every order, direction, and rule 
1.9 	made by the meeting. If the town clerk is absent, the voters present shall elect a clerk of 
1.10 	the meeting. The minutes of the meeting must be signed by the clerk and the moderator of 
1.11 	the meeting and by the judges. If the town clerk is elected as moderator, the minutes must 
1.12 	also be signed by a supervisor in attendance at the meeting. The minutes must be filed in 
1.13 	the office of the town clerk within two days after the meeting.