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Committee hears technical township statute updates; bill laid over for inclusion
Summary
SF 36-13, a technical bill addressing township procedures (notarization by clerks, easement conveyances, deputy-clerk authority, and new-township formation), was presented by Senator Ball with testimony from the Minnesota Association of Townships and laid over for possible inclusion.
Senator Ball presented SF 36-13, describing amendments to several statutes governing township operations, including permission for clerks to notarize township records, authority for townships to convey certain easements, rules for temporary appointments and deputy officers, and clarifications to the process for forming new townships. Matty Cash of the Minnesota Association of Townships testified the changes address operational challenges in small rural townships and that stakeholders including the Secretary of State and commerce officials cleared the amended language. Committee members took the testimony and laid the bill over for possible inclusion.
