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 2023, pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 10A.01, subd. 22:
Adult Services Director, Social Services Environmental Resources Director
Assessing Services Director/County Assessor Facilities Management Director
Assistant County Engineer Financial Services Deputy Director
Budget Manager Financial Services Director
Capital Projects Management Manager First Assistant County Attorney
Chief Deputy County Attorney Fleet Management Manager
Chief Deputy Sheriff Library Director
Chief Information Officer Parks Director
Children and Family Services Director, Parks, Facilities and Fleet Director
Social Services Physical Development Deputy Director
Communications Director Physical Development Director
Community Corrections Director Proper...
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