Subdivision 1. Enactment. In any instance in which a county board is authorized by law to enact ordinances, the ordinances shall be adopted in the manner prescribed in this section except as otherwise provided by law. A public hearing shall be held before the enactment of any ordinance adopting or amending a comprehensive plan or official control as defined in section 394.22. Every county ordinance shall be enacted by a majority vote of all the members of the county board unless a larger number is required by law. It shall be signed by the chair of the board and attested by the clerk of the board. The ordinance shall be published as provided in this section. Proof of the publication shall be attached to and filed with the ordinance in the office of the county auditor. Every ordinance shall be recorded in an ordinance book in the office of the county auditor within 20 days after its publication. All ordinances shall be suitably entitled and shall be substantially in the style: "The county board of ...... county ordains:".
Subd. 2. Notice of intention. No county ordinance shall be enacted unless a notice of the intention to enact it has been published in the official newspaper of the county not less than ten days before the meeting or public hearing required by subdivision 1 at which it is to be considered. Public hearings may be continued from time to time and additional hearings may be held. The notice shall state the subject matter and the general purpose of the proposed ordinance. Proof of the publication of the notice shall be attached to and filed with the ordinance, if enacted, in the office of the county auditor.
Subd. 3. Publication. Every ordinance enacted by a county board shall be published at least once as part of the proceedings of the meeting at which the ordinance was enacted. Publication shall be made in the official newspaper of the county but additional publications, either in the official newspaper or other newspaper, may be ordered. An ordinance may be published in its entirety, or otherwise as provided in this subdivision.
To the extent of the authority described in subdivision 1, a county may incorporate in an ordinance by reference any statute of Minnesota, any administrative rule of any department of the state of Minnesota affecting the county, or any code. The term "code" as used in this subdivision means any compilation or parts of a compilation of regulations or standards prepared by any governmental agency or any trade or professional association for general distribution in printed form as a standard or model on the subject of building construction, plumbing, electric wiring, inflammable liquids, sanitary provisions, public health, safety, or general welfare.
A lengthy ordinance or an ordinance which includes charts or maps need not be published in its entirety if the title and a summary of the ordinance conforming to section 331A.01, subdivision 10, are included in the publication of the proceedings of the meeting at which it is enacted, with notice that a printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the office of the county auditor. In that case and if a statute, administrative rule or a code is adopted by reference, all requirements of statute for the publication of ordinances shall be satisfied if the summary of the ordinance or the ordinance incorporating the statute, rule or code is published in the required manner and if, prior to publication, at least one copy of the entire ordinance or of the statute, rule, or code is marked as the official copy and filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the county auditor. Provisions of the entire ordinance or of the statute, rule, or code incorporated in the ordinance by reference shall be as much a part of the ordinance as if they had been set out in full in it.
1967 c 698 s 1; 1974 c 571 s 47-49; 1984 c 543 s 43; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities
Section 375.01 — Members, Number Of.
Section 375.025 — Commissioner Districts.
Section 375.03 — Terms In New County Or If Board Enlarged.
Section 375.04 — Tie Determined By Lot.
Section 375.055 — County Commissioners' Compensation.
Section 375.056 — Seven-member Board.
Section 375.057 — Special Acts Providing For Payment Of Per Diems.
Section 375.06 — Compensation For Committee Work; Travel Expenses.
Section 375.065 — Meetings, Pay.
Section 375.07 — Meetings; Quorum.
Section 375.08 — Board To Fill Vacancies In County Offices.
Section 375.09 — Commissioner's Malfeasance; Affected Actions Are Void.
Section 375.101 — Vacancy In Office Of County Commissioner.
Section 375.11 — Board Seal; Rebuttable Evidence Of Board Proceedings.
Section 375.12 — Proceedings In Qualified Paper Within 30 Days; Let By Bid.
Section 375.14 — Offices And Supplies Furnished For County Officers.
Section 375.15 — Damaged Records Transcribed.
Section 375.16 — County Appropriation For Incidental Expenses.
Section 375.161 — Incidental Costs And Expenses; Contingent Fund.
Section 375.162 — Imprest Cash Funds.
Section 375.163 — Association Of Minnesota Counties; Dues, Expenses.
Section 375.164 — Broadcast Facilities.
Section 375.165 — County Translator Systems; Funding.
Section 375.167 — Nonprofit Legal Assistance Corporations.
Section 375.168 — Undercover Buy Fund; Expenditure Of Money By Counties.
Section 375.169 — Publication Of Summary Budget Statement.
Section 375.1691 — Judicial Order After Budget Preparation.
Section 375.17 — Publication Of Financial Statements.
Section 375.171 — Credit Cards.
Section 375.18 — General Powers.
Section 375.181 — County Building Sites.
Section 375.182 — Neglect Of Duty.
Section 375.19 — Additional Powers.
Section 375.192 — Reductions Or Abatements Of Valuation Or Taxes.
Section 375.194 — Economic Development Tax Abatement.
Section 375.195 — Sale Of Buildings On Public Property.
Section 375.20 — Ballot Questions.
Section 375.21 — Contracts Of County Boards.
Section 375.22 — Repairs Without Bids In Emergency.
Section 375.25 — County Bonds May Be Bought By Funds In Treasury; Resale.
Section 375.26 — Gifts, Acceptance.
Section 375.27 — Liabilities, Limitations, And Conditions Of Gifts Of Realty.
Section 375.273 — Acceptance Of Donations For Care Of Cemeteries.
Section 375.28 — Rewards For Capture.
Section 375.30 — County Board May Appropriate Money For Certain Purposes.
Section 375.31 — Motor Vehicles, Damage From Operation.
Section 375.32 — Insurance Policies; Premium, Payment.
Section 375.34 — Memorial Day, Appropriation For Observance.
Section 375.35 — $300 To Military Service Organizations For Memorial Day.
Section 375.36 — May Buy And Keep Up Part Of Cemetery As Soldiers' Rest.
Section 375.37 — "soldiers' Rest" Used Only For Veterans And Spouses.
Section 375.38 — Violation A Misdemeanor.
Section 375.39 — Change Of Name Of County; Order Of County Board.
Section 375.40 — County Board May License Exhibitions And Shows.
Section 375.41 — Misdemeanor To Take Part In Unlicensed Itinerant Show.
Section 375.44 — Mileage, County Hospital Board Members.
Section 375.45 — Change Funds, Establishment.
Section 375.46 — May Give General Fund Money To Sheriff For Patrols.
Section 375.47 — Expense Allowances For Members Of Boards And Agencies.
Section 375.471 — Land Conservation And Utilization; Federal Aid.
Section 375.48 — May Appoint County Coordinator To Serve At Its Pleasure.
Section 375.49 — County Coordinator Duties; Considered Department Head.
Section 375.50 — May Rescind County Coordinator Resolution.
Section 375.51 — Ordinances; Enactment, Publication.
Section 375.52 — Revision And Codification.
Section 375.53 — Violations Of Ordinances, Penalties.
Section 375.54 — Prosecutions Under Ordinance.
Section 375.55 — Disposition Of Fines Recovered For Ordinance Violations.
Section 375.551 — County Emergency Jobs Program.
Section 375.552 — Definitions.
Section 375.553 — County Emergency Employment Program.
Section 375.554 — Program Rules.
Section 375.56 — Create Department; Appoint Appeals Board To Establish.
Section 375.58 — Jurisdiction.
Section 375.59 — Personnel Director Appointment.
Section 375.60 — Duties And Powers Of Director.
Section 375.61 — Payrolls Approved By Director.
Section 375.62 — Civil Service And Merit System Relationships.
Section 375.63 — Veterans To Be Given Preference.
Section 375.64 — Collective Bargaining Relationships.
Section 375.65 — Personnel Board Of Appeals.
Section 375.66 — Duties Of Board Of Appeals.
Section 375.67 — Judicial Review.
Section 375.68 — Abolition Of System.
Section 375.69 — Appropriation By County Board.
Section 375.70 — Federal Aid For Manpower Services.
Section 375.71 — Protection Of Rights Under State And Federal Laws.
Section 375.72 — County Purchasing Department.
Section 375.73 — Duties Of Purchasing Department.
Section 375.74 — Director Of Purchasing; Employees.
Section 375.75 — Rules And Regulations.
Section 375.76 — Voidable Purchases, Contracts, And Sales.
Section 375.77 — Laws Not Affected.
Section 375.771 — Veteran-owned Small Business Contracts.
Section 375.78 — Aid To Poultry Associations.
Section 375.79 — Exhibits At State Fair.
Section 375.80 — Appointment Of Person To Supervise.
Section 375.81 — Appropriation; Bond.
Section 375.82 — Statement To Board.
Section 375.83 — Economic And Agricultural Development.
Section 375.84 — Prepay Software, Subscriptions, United States Documents.
Section 375.85 — Counties May Market Software Products.
Section 375.86 — Application Of Other Law.
Section 375.87 — Radio Systems For Public Safety Communications.