DEPARTMENT: Office of the County Manager
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Designation Of Local Officials For Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure Board Reporting Requirement
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Designate positions to be identified as local officials, pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 10A.01, subd. 22.
SUMMARY
Minnesota Rules 4501.0400, subpts. 1 and 2, require a metropolitan governmental unit (MGU) to determine which positions within the MGU meet the following definition as defined in Minn. Stat. ? 10A.01, subd. 22:
"Local official" means a person who holds elective office in a political subdivision or who is appointed to or employed in a public position in a political subdivision in which the person has the authority to make, to recommend, or to vote on as a member of the governing body, major decisions regarding the expenditure or investment of public money.
The MGU must provide a list to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board (formerly Ethical Practices Board) of the full-time and part-time positions meeting this definition annually.
Based on the criteria in Minn. Stat. ? 10A.01, subd. 22 as referenced above, the County Manager recommends that the following positions in Dakota County be identified as local officials in 2025, pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 10A.01, subd. 22:
Adult Services Director, Social Services
Assessing Services Director/County Assessor
Assistant County Engineer
Assistant County Manager
Budget Manager
Capital Projects Management Manager
Central Operations Director
Central Operations Deputy Director
Chief Deputy County Attorney
Chief Deputy Sheriff
Chief Information Officer
Children and Family Services Director, Social Services
Communications and Public Affairs Director
Community Corrections Director
Construction Engineer
County Commissioner
County Manager
County Attorney
County Sheriff
Deputy County Manager
Elections Director
Employment and Economic Assistance Director
Environmental Resources Director
Facilities Manage...
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