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<br />SfA1UI'ORY OTIES 412.391
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<br />nance establishing the 'commission may be placed under the jurisdiction of the commission
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<br />History: 1949 c 119 s45: 1951 c"378 s 13: 1973 c 123 art 2 s 1 subd 2: 1981 c 334
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<br />412.36 [Repealed, 1949 c 119 s 110]
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<br />412.361 SPECIFIC POWERS. . ' . .' '
<br />Subdivision 1. The commission sliall have power to extend and to modify or rebuild any'
<br />public utility and to do anything it deems necessary forits proper and efficient operation; and
<br />it may enter into necessary cona:actS .for these purposes. The provisions of section 412.311
<br />relating to advertisement for bids shall apply to contracts of the public utilities cQmmission.
<br />Subd. 2. The commission shall have power to employ all necessary help for the manage-
<br />ment and operation of the public utilitY, prescribe duties of officers and employees and fIx
<br />their compensation. ., " " , ' . ,
<br />Subd. 3. The commission shall have power to buy all fuel and supplies, and it may pur-
<br />chase wholesale electric energy, steam heat, hot water energy, gas or water, as the case may
<br />be, for municipal distribution. . I . .
<br />Subd. 4. The commission shall have power to fIx rates and to adopt reasonable rules and
<br />regulations for utility service supplied by the municipally owned public utilities within its
<br />jurisdiction. ./.' "'.' .' ' , . ' , '
<br />Subd. 5. The commission shall haye power to enrer into agree~entS with the council for
<br />payments by the city forlltility service, compensation for the use by either the commission or
<br />the city of buildings, equipment, and personnel under the control of the other, payments to the
<br />city in lieu of taxes, transfers of surplus utility funds to the general fund, and also agreements
<br />on other subJ~cts of relationships betweeI)- the .commission and the council.
<br />History: 1949 c 119 s 46: 1953 c?3~ S 6: 1973 ~ 123 art 2 s 1 subd 2: 1981 c 334 s
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<br />412.371 PUBLIC'UTIL:ITY FUND AND DISBURSEMENTS.
<br />Subdivision 1: A separate fund or '~iseparate'account shall be established in the city trea-
<br />sury for each utility. Into this fund or account shall be paid all the receipts from the utility and
<br />from itshall be paid all disbursementS attributable to the utility...' ": ,'.,
<br />, . Subd. 2'. The cominission shaU;:in. the s~e;~ann~r as the:councihirtder section
<br />412.271, 'subdivision"1, ,and to the s~e extent,' audit claiffis to'be pal~ ~m the 'public utili-
<br />ties fund. The secretaiY of the' commission shall ~Ylan .Qrder upon'the treasurer for the
<br />pro~ramount allowed by the commission, :UPQn 'countet,signature by the preside~t of the
<br />commission and presentation' orders shall be paid by the treasurer." . . . . ., .' .
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<br />:", . History:. 1949 c 119 s 47: 1973 c 123 arj 2 sfsub4..2:)986, C 1.44. . . .: .
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<br />412.381 ~PORTS."':iI; .'; "'! ,.... ,i;.;:. ,,,..,', '. : ",;.:' . .t,',' ,.'~.,
<br />',.The.accounting officer of the commission shall make such monthly. or annual stat~~
<br />ments of operation as the commission may require~ A copy of each such report shall be filed
<br />in the office of the city clerk. An annual fInancial report shall be mad~and a copy (iled with
<br />the clerk at the close of the calendar,year and shall be included as part, of the annual~ancial
<br />report or:statenient of the clerk in conformity with section 471.69.7 or 471.698. "[he cost of
<br />publication 9f any other.~.ffi~i~ sta~e~~nt required by law to be published shall be paid from
<br />public utility (unds. ., ".:.:L' ~l.. j; ,,,.,j, '. .,. '~'. " , .....
<br />:' : History: 1949 c'119 s 48: 197a c 123 art 2 s 1 subd 2: 1987 c 384,art 2 ~ 90
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<br />4i2.391 ABOLITION.OF .cOMMISSION O~ UTILITY TRAN~FER. '
<br />'" Subdivision 1. Tocouncll; procedure. The public utilities commission of any statutory
<br />city may be abolfshed or its jurisdiction over any particular utility.transferred to thecoun~il
<br />by followirig.the procedure prescribC?d in this section...' i:., ..,'., . C " ,:;" .~:: :'.:. ,.,.;
<br />":" 'Subd. 2. 'Ballot question if.abolition. The' council may, and upon petition therefor
<br />signed by voteiSequal in number to at least 15 percent of the electors voting at the last pre-
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<br />412.391, STA1UIORY ~
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<br />vio~:.cityelection s~all ~~b~rto the; ~~ters"at!l re&War:or s~i~~l~on,the.' uestio~ of
<br />aboli.tion of the public utilitiescolDIDlSslon. Th~.qu,estion on the ballot Shall'be~iated"sii~
<br />stantiallyas follows' "Shall th bli tili.. ..;:.,.. .. -; '-. - -.. '7""" .~ ~
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<br />:.',,' , Sub? 3. Ballot question iftransf~~:tipon like pi-e~e~tati;n(of a petiti~ri irii~l:;gbb~ ~~
<br />the question o~ ~sfert~ the council of the jurisdicti~n of the commission over an one 'Or
<br />more of the utilities p~~ously place~ under its jurisdiction, the cotiiicil slUill;'ul lc ~ame
<br />manner as under subdi':lslon 2, subIDlt the question to the voters, The question,on the ballot
<br />sP:ill~,,~!8ted. ~~bs~~~y ~. t~~~w~: ,~:~~~ J..~~~1i;?l;1"o~er ~am~'of Inibllc"utili!Y)'f,e'
<br />~f~~ ,fro~,the.p~~Jj.c ,~t!lities COmIDlSSIOn to .tlie'council?" ;:..d.,,' .;(: ~H.lb:,'!;: :
<br />VI i te:,.:~Ubd.d' ~::1;'fu1b' di' ~~~'.~fl~1i~~~?#iY:~fth.~~O~~~C.~t.:9ii'~pfoppsiti,'o~ siib~tted t~1he,"
<br />9.. rs un ersu , VlSIon 2 or 3IS 1n the affirfu tiel. th'. . (<.. ".f"""~. " '
<br />412.38i'sbil('-' "''', , :..;' .ll~):,,' ,. ",.ay~, .,~~Pwvl~lOnt?,~~tip~s~n.~}~~'to
<br />Parti :, I' "iil~~' tc;> ~pp~y !?,th7 ~~~, m ~e ~ase ~~ ~ ~l~tion und~r SUbdIVISIOn 2, or to the .
<br />." .(:1:l ar 1;1 l~ ~~nf1o~ed l~.~ep~?~SltiOnS~~~~dttor the voters; in the case of aD. elec-
<br />tion under subdivlSlon 3. Such change shall take place!30 days"'afterthe election:. /.;;-::, ;jj:J::'
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