Cooperative Waiver Process

The State Auditor now has the authority to grant waivers to administrative rules and procedural laws that act as barriers to effective local government cooperation under a new law that took effect August 1, 2005.

• Rule or Procedural Law Waiver Application Instructions (pdf, 29k)
• Local Government Cooperation Waiver Application -- Downloadable pdf (pdf, 23k)
• Local Government Cooperation Waiver Application -- Downloadable MS Word Document (doc, 94k)
• Frequently Asked Questions (pdf, 13k)

Current Waiver Applications

Previous Waiver Applications

• Anoka County Waiver Application (pdf, 8.7M) - Withdrawn

• Big Stone County Waiver Application - Granted (pdf, 51k)
• Response Letter (pdf, 72k)
• Waiver Agreement (pdf, 65k)

• Ramsey County Waiver Application - Child Care Program - Granted (pdf, 323k)
• Response Letter (pdf, 69k)
• Waiver Agreement (pdf, 64k)

• Ramsey County Waiver Application - Day Training and Habilitation - Granted (pdf, 319k)
• Response Letter (pdf, 69k)
• Waiver Agreement (pdf, 64k)

• Ramsey County Waiver Application - Electronic Voting (pdf, 878k) - Withdrawn

• Red Rock Township Waiver Application - Denied (pdf, 352k)
• Response Letter (pdf, 69k)

• Washington County Waiver Application (pdf, 76k) - Withdrawn