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1185 MUNICIPAL RIGHTS, POWERS, DUTIES 471.89 . commissioner or the commissioner's employer provided that in the fixing of any rates affecting shippers or users of the terminal facility, said commissioner shall not vote thereon. Subd. 10. When a seaway port authority commissioner is engaged in or employed by a firm engaged in the business of importing or exporting or general trade, it shall be lawful for the authority to do business with the commissioner or the commissioner's employer provided that in the fixing of any rates affecting shippers or users of the termi- nal facility, said commissioner shall not take part in the determination of, except to tes- tify, nor vote thereon. Subd. II. When a commissioner of any public housing, port authority, or eco- nomic development authority is employed by a bank engaged in making loans or per- forming trust services involving real or personal property affected by any plan or such housing or port authority, no restriction shall apply to any such loans made or trust ser- vices performed by said bank if the commissioner shall disclose the nature of such loans or trust services of which the commissioner has personal knowledge, which disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of such authority.- Subd. 12. An officer of a government unit may contract with the unit to provide construction materials or services, or both, by sealed bid process iftl1e unit has a popu- lation of 1,000 or les.s according to the last federal census. The officer may not vote on the question of the contract when it comes before the governing body for consideration. Subd. 13. A public officer may rent space in a public facility at a rate commensu- rate with that paid by other members of the public. Subd. 14. Housing and redevelopment authority. When a county or multicounty housing and redevelopment authority administers a loan or grant program for individ- ual residential property owners within the geographical boundaries of a government unit by an agreement entered into by the government unit and the housing and redevel- opment authority, an officer of the government unit may apply for a loan or grant from the housing and redevelopment authority. If an officer applies for a loan or grant, the officer must disclose as part of the official minutes of a public meeting of the govern- mental unit that the officer has applied for a loan or grant. Subd. 15. Franchise agreement. When a home rule charter or statutory city and a utility enter into a franchise agreement or a contract for the provision of utility services to the city, a city council member who is an employee of the utility is not precluded from continuing to serve as a city council member during the term of the franchise agreement or contract if the council member abstains from voting on any official action relating to the franchise agreement or contract and discloses the member's reason for the abstention in the official minutes of the council meeting. History: 1961 c 651 s 1; 1965 c 806 s 1-4; 1969 c 26 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1977 c 55 s 1-3; 1978 c 651 s 1; i979 c 20 s 1; 1986 c 399 art 2 s 38-40; 1986 c 400 s 38-40; 1986 c 444; ISp1986 c 3 art 2 s 41; 1991 c 65 s 1,2; 1992 c 380 s 7; 1992 c 522 s 42,43 471.881 EXCEPTIONS; APPLICATION. The exceptions provided in section 471.88 shall apply notwithstanding the provi- sions of any other statute or city charter. . History: 1967 c 18 s 1 471.89 CONTRACT, WHEN VOID. Subdivision 1. Procedure followed. A contract made pursuant to section 471.88, Subdivision 5, is void unless the procedure prescribed by subdivisions 2 and 3 is fol- lowed. S.ubd. 2. Resolution by governing body. Except in an emergency making such proce- dure Impracticable, the governing body of the governmental unit shall authorize the ~ontract in advance of its performance by adopting a resolution setting out the essential acts and determining that the contract price is as low as or lower than the price at which the commodity or services could be obtained elsewhere. In case of an emergency when . .... .