CHOICES FOR CHANGE

A Guide to Local Government Cooperation and Restructuring in Minnesota

Beth Walter Honadle
and
Patricia Weir Love

Table of Contents

Preface: Acknowledgments; Authors
Using the Guidebook
Self-Assessment: How to Begin; Questions to Answer; Sample Situations and Possible Options
The Options: Intergovernmental Agreements; Boundary and Government Adjustments; Minnesota Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation
Intergovernmental Cooperation: Joint Powers Agreements (Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 471.59); Intergovernmental Service Agreements; Intergovernmental Service Transfer Agreements
Boundary and Government Restructuring: Municipal Incorporation (Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 414.02); Consolidation (Minnesota Statutes 414.041); Detachment (Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 414.06); Concurrent Detachment and Annexation (Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 414.061); Orderly Annexation (Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 414.0325); Annexation by Ordinance (Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 414.033); Annexation by Board Order (Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 414.031); Dissolution
Case Study Map
Glossary
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