Town hall meeting minutes

Outdated references to how town hall meeting minutes are signed would be removed from state law, under a bill heading to the governor’s desk.

Sponsored by Rep. Jeanne Poppe (DFL-Austin) and Sen. Tony Lourey (DFL-Kerrick), HF3468/ SF3167* would allow the town clerk and a meeting moderator to sign the meeting’s minutes. If the town clerk is the moderator, the minutes would also have to be signed by a supervisor in attendance.

The bill was passed 130-0 by the House March 23; 64-0 by the Senate March 17.

Poppe said the changes come at the request of the Minnesota Association of Townships because elections were previously held simultaneously with town hall meetings. Now that events are separate, statues need to reflect the changes.