The Watonwan County Soil and Water Conservation District will no longer lack supervisors.
A new law allows the Watonwan County Board to make appointments and allows the appointees to hold office until those elected in November’s election are able to take office. Those elected will hold office for the remainder of the current term in addition to their elected term.
The new law, signed April 3 by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, is in response to all five of the supervisors resigning prior to the Oct. 1 deadline for filing with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. State law says that any vacancy occurring more than 56 days before the next state primary is filled by appointment of the district board, but because all board seats are vacant and there is no one to make the appointments.
The new law, sponsored by Rep. Brad Finstad (R-Comfrey) and Sen. Julie Rosen (R-Fairmont), is effective April 4, and expires Jan. 5, 2009.
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