This bill proposes significant updates to local government policies in Minnesota, focusing on public data classification, reimbursement amounts, audit thresholds, and public notice requirements. It amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.43, subdivision 2, to classify members of the Metropolitan Council as public officials, making their complaint data public after investigations. Additionally, it increases the reimbursement cap for property appraisals for two-family residential properties from $1,500 to $3,000 and for other properties from $5,000 to $10,000, as specified in section 117.036, subdivision 2. The bill also introduces provisions for public water and sewer districts to install infrastructure in public road rights-of-way and modifies public notice publication requirements when a qualified newspaper is unavailable.

Moreover, the bill raises the revenue threshold for mandatory annual audits from $150,000 to $1,000,000, effective August 1, 2025, and allows cities under the standard plan of government to merge the clerk and treasurer positions into a single clerk-treasurer role. It also revises the governance structure of the Swift County Joint Powers Hospital District by reducing the board size from nine to twelve members down to six and clarifies the election process for directors. Additionally, it mandates that cities and towns provide landlords with access to the attorney general's landlord-tenant guide when issuing rental licenses and repeals outdated statutes related to board appointments and historical work funding, thereby streamlining local governance.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 473.173, 473.254, 473.351, 473H.08
1st Engrossment: 13.43, 117.036, 222.37, 331A.10, 367.36, 383C.035, 412.02, 412.341, 412.591, 477A.017
2nd Engrossment: 13.43, 117.036, 222.37, 331A.10, 367.36, 383C.035, 412.02, 412.341, 412.591, 477A.017