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<br />Minnesota Statutes 2000, 275.065 <br /> <br />other provision of law, any city with a population of 10,000 and <br />over, may conduct a more comprehensive public hearing than is <br />contained in subdivision 6 by including a board member from the <br />county, a board member from the school district located within <br />the city's boundary, and a representative of the metropolitan <br />council, if the city is in the metropolitan area, as defined in <br />section 473.121, subdivision 2, at the city's public hearing. <br />All provisions regarding the public hearings under subdivision 6 <br />_are applicable to the joint public hearings under this <br />subdivision. <br /> <br />Upon the adoption of a resolution by the governing body of <br />the city to hold a joint hearing, the city shall notify the <br />county, the school district, and the metropolitan council if the <br />city is in the metropolitan area, of the decision to hold a <br />joint public hearing and request a board member from each of <br />those taxing authorities, and the member or the designee of the <br />metropolitan council if applicable, to be at the joint hearing. <br />If the city is located in more than one county, the city may <br />choose to request a county board member from each county or only <br />from the county containing the majority of the city's market <br />value. If more than one school district is partially or totally <br />located within the city, the city may choose to request a school <br />district board member from each school district, or a board <br />member only from the school district containing the majority of <br />the city's market value. If, as a result of requests under this <br />subdivision, there are not sufficient board members in the <br />county or the school district to attend the joint hearing, the <br />county or school district may send a nonelected person working <br />for its taxing authority to speak on the authority's behalf. <br />The city may also invite each state senator and representative <br />who represents the city, or a portion of the city, to come to <br />the joint hearing. <br /> <br />The primary purpose of the joint hearing is to discuss the <br />city's budget and property tax levy. The county and school <br />district officials, and metropolitan council representative, if <br />the city is in the metropolitan area, should be prepared to <br />answer questions relevant to its budget and levy and the effect <br />that its levy has on the property owners in the city. <br /> <br />If a city conducts a hearing under this subdivision, this <br />hearing is in lieu of the initial hearing required under <br />subdivision 6. However, the city is still required to adopt its <br />proposed property tax levy at a subsequent hearing as provided <br />under subdivision 6. The hearings under this subdivision do not <br />relieve a county, school district, or the metropolitan council <br />of the requirement to hold its individual hearing under <br />subdivision 6. <br /> <br />Subd. 7. Certification of compliance. At the time <br />the taxing authority certifies its tax levy under section <br />275.07, it shall certify to the commissioner of revenue its <br />compliance with this section. The certification must contain <br />the information required by the commissioner of revenue to <br />.determine compliance with this section. If the commissioner <br />determines that the taxing authority has failed to substantially <br />comply with the requirements of this section, the commissioner <br />of revenue shall notify the county auditor. The decision of the <br />commissioner is final. When fixing rates under section 275.08 <br /> <br />http://www.revisor.1eg.state.mn.us/stats/27 5/065 .html <br /> <br />Page 13 of 14 <br /> <br />7/25/01 <br />