SF4617

Purpose

To update how long people appointed to the Red Wing Port Authority can serve, by changing the length of their terms.

Main provisions

• The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 469.081 subdivision 3a, particularly the terms of members of the Red Wing Port Authority.
• It states that, notwithstanding (overriding) the authority of any enabling resolution or section 469.050 subdivision 4, the term length for an appointee to the Red Wing Port Authority for a term beginning on or after January 1, 2011 shall be “three six years.”
• The change applies to terms that start on or after January 1, 2011.

Significant changes to existing law

• Overrides conflicting provisions in local enabling resolutions or state law using a Notwithstanding clause.
• Establishes a new term length for Red Wing Port Authority appointees starting with terms begun after January 1, 2011 (the exact wording implies six-year terms; the text uses the phrasing “three six years,” which appears to mean six-year terms).

Effective date and scope

• Applies to terms beginning on or after January 1, 2011.
• Limited to the Red Wing Port Authority, a local government entity in Minnesota.

Relevant Terms

• Red Wing Port Authority
• appointee
• term length
• six-year terms (implied by “three six years”)
• term beginning on or after January 1, 2011
• Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 469.081 subdivision 3a
• Notwithstanding
• enabling resolution
• 469.050 subdivision 4
• local government