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
 
Where to Go for More Information
 


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