Minnesota state law gives local units of government the opportunity to propose reforms of state mandates. The law is as follows:
Minn. Stat. § 6.79 - State Mandates
A county, town, school district, or statutory or home rule charter city may file a written resolution with the state auditor objecting to a state mandate or making recommendations for reforming a state mandate. The state auditor must list on the state auditor's Web site a list of all state mandates cited in a resolution under this section, and the name of the unit of local government citing the mandate.
Local governments are encouraged to consider those state mandates they believe are in particular need of reform or repeal. They should then submit resolutions to the State Auditor’s office for posting. It is hoped that the State Auditor’s website will help legislators identify those mandates that are of particular concern to local units of government across the state.
Please submit resolutions to mandates@auditor.state.mn.us or to:
Office of the State Auditor
Attention: Mandates
525 Park Street, Suite 500
Saint Paul, MN 55103.
Please Note:
Resolutions will be posted as soon as possible as they are received. The "PDF" file format is preferred for those resolutions sent via e-mail. Please list only one topic to a page as we post the resolutions by topic.
Although not required under the statute, we are also posting resolutions sent by local government groups. These resolutions are listed separately at the bottom of this page under the heading "Resolutions from Local Government Groups."
