Minnesota § 10A.52 MAJOR DECISION OF NONELECTED LOCAL OFFICIALS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 10A.52 — MAJOR DECISION OF NONELECTED LOCAL OFFICIALS

Minnesota § 10A.52

PartGOVERNMENT MISCELLANY

Ch. 10ACAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

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Minn. Stat. § 10A.52 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Major decision regarding the expenditure of public money.

(a)Attempting to influence a nonelected local official is lobbying if the nonelected local official uses:

(1)the authority to make major decisions regarding the expenditure or investment of public money;

(2)the responsibility to make recommendations to a chief executive or the governing body about major decisions regarding the expenditure or investment of public money; or

(3)the authority to vote as a member of the governing body on major decisions regarding the expenditure or investment of public money.

(b)The mere act of submitting an application for a grant or responding to a request for proposals is not lobbying. Communications of a purely administerial or technical nature regarding the submission of a grant

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Subdivision 1.Major decision regarding the expenditure of public money.
(a) Attempting to influence a nonelected local official is lobbying if the nonelected local official uses:
(1) the authority to make major decisions regarding the expenditure or investment of public money;
(2) the responsibility to make recommendations to a chief executive or the governing body about major decisions regarding the expenditure or investment of public money; or
(3) the authority to vote as a member of the governing body on major decisions regarding the expenditure or investment of public money.
(b) The mere act of submitting an application for a grant or responding to a request for proposals is not lobbying. Communications of a purely administerial or technical nature regarding the submission of a grant application or response to requests for proposals are not lobbying.

Subd. 2.Actions that are a major decision regarding public funds.
A major decision regarding the expenditure or investment of public money includes but is not limited to a decision on:
(1) the development and ratification of operating and capital budgets of a political subdivision, including development of the budget request for an office or department within the political subdivision;
(2) whether to apply for or accept state, federal, or private grant funding;
(3) selecting recipients for government grants from the political subdivision; or
(4) tax abatement, tax increment financing, or expenditures on public infrastructure used to support private housing or business developments.

Subd. 3.Actions that are not a major decision.
A major decision regarding the expenditure of public money does not include:
(1) the purchase of goods or services with public funds in the operating or capital budget of a political subdivision;
(2) collective bargaining of a labor contract on behalf of a political subdivision; or
(3) participating in discussions with a party or a party's representative regarding litigation between the party and the political subdivision of the local official.