Red Wing Port Authority changes (new law)

A new law, signed by Gov. Mark Dayton April 27, will allow commissioners on the Red Wing Port Authority to serve three-year terms instead of the current six-year terms.

Sponsored by Rep. Tim Kelly (R-Red Wing) and Sen. John Sterling Howe (R-Red Wing), the law was drafted at the request of the port authority. Kelly thinks more people would be willing to serve for three years as opposed to six years.

The law is effective upon local compliance, and will apply retroactively to all terms beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2011.

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