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RELEVANT LINKS: A Port Authority must approve the plans and specifications in writing, and may require preparation of final plans and specifications before the hearing is held on the sale. A city should also check an authority's bylaws and enabling resolutions for any additional requirements, such as prior council approval of land sales or other notice and hearing requirements. d. Charter provisions See Handbook Chapter 4. Some city charters may contain provisions restricting the council's authority to buy or sell land. State law does not require bids or approval of the voters to sell land,but a charter may impose such restrictions. H. State deed tax Minn.Stat.§287.21,subd.1. The state deed tax applies to every grant, assignment,transfer, or other conveyance of land by deed. Cities are not exempt from this tax and are responsible for paying it to the same extent as any other individual making a land transaction. The tax must be paid before the county will record the property transfer. Minn.Stat.§287.24. The seller is usually responsible for paying the state deed tax, although sometimes the buyer may contractually agree to pay the tax in exchange for other concessions by the seller. I. The Open Meeting Law See LMC information memo The Minnesota open meeting law generally requires that all meetings of Meetings of City Councils. Minn.Stat.§ 13D.01. public bodies be open to the public. The open meeting law applies to all governing bodies of any school district,unorganized territory,county, city, town or other public body, and to any committee, sub-committee,board, department or commission of a public body. Minn.Stat.§13D.05,subd. Under the Open Meeting Law, a public body may close a meeting to: 3(c). determine the asking price for real or personal property to be sold by the public body; review confidential or protected nonpublic appraisal data; develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the purchase or sale of real or personal property. To close a meeting for these purposes,the following procedure should be done: • Before closing the meeting, the public body must state on the record the specific grounds for closing the meeting, describe the subject to be discussed, and identify the particular property that is the subject of the meeting. League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 1/22/2015 Purchase and Sale of Real Property Page 23