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LEONARD <br /> STREET <br /> AND <br /> Powers and Duties of HRAs DEINARD <br /> Snot by its terms apply to HRAs, the generally innocent nature of the "conflicts" it <br /> describes indicates the scope of the rule in Section 471.87. <br /> D. GIFT'BAN <br /> 1. M innesota S tatues, S ection 1 0A.07 was enacted in 1994 and generally prohibits <br /> commissioners from receiving "gifts" from a company, or representative of a company, with <br /> whom the HRA does business. For this purpose, "gift"is defined to mean: <br /> • money, <br /> • real or personal property, <br /> • a service, <br /> • a loan, <br /> • a forbearance or forgiveness of debt; <br /> • a promise of future employment <br /> that is given and for which full value is not paid. <br /> 2. The statute provides exceptions for: <br /> • • campaign contributions, <br /> • providing advice or information to assist a commissioner to do her job (like this <br /> session), <br /> • a trinket or memento of insignificant value, <br /> • plaques recognizing individual services, <br /> • food or beverage given at a reception, meal or meeting away from the recipient's <br /> place of work by an organization before whom the recipient appears to make a speech <br /> or answer questions as part of a program. <br /> The prohibition does not apply if you are given a gift because of your membership in a group <br /> made up largely of people who aren't governmental officials if they all receive the gift as well <br /> (e.g. a meal for your Rotary Club sponsored by a developer you do business with). <br /> 1111 <br /> 2519777v1 9 <br />