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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 10/15/2018 <br />Expenditures, Purchasing, and Contracts Chapter 22 | Page 44 <br />Minn. Stat. § 471.87. <br />Minn. Stat. § 609.43. <br />A.G. Op. 90a-1 (Apr. 22, <br />1971). <br />Bjelland v. City of Mankato, <br />127 Minn. 397, 149 N.W. <br />647 (1910). <br />A public officer who violates the conflict of interest law is guilty of a <br />gross misdemeanor and can incur a fine up to $3,000 and imprisonment for <br />up to one year. In addition, the other members of the council who <br />knowingly authorized the unlawful contract also may incur criminal <br />penalties. Contracts that violate these statutes generally are void. <br /> XIII. Contracts with other governmental <br />agencies <br />Minn. Stat. § 471.64. <br /> <br />A.G. Op. 707a (Mar. 5, <br />1986). <br />A city does not need to follow competitive bidding laws when acquiring <br />property or equipment from the federal government, the state, or any <br />political subdivision of the state. <br />Minn. Stat. § 471.64. <br /> The council may, by resolution, authorize any of its officers or employees <br />to enter a bid for the city at any sale of equipment, supplies, materials, or <br />other property owned by the federal government, the state, or any political <br />subdivision of the state. The city may authorize an officer or employee to <br />make a down payment or a payment in full, if necessary, in connection <br />with the bidding. This is the only situation in which the council may <br />delegate such authority. <br /> A. Road construction contracts <br />Minn. Stat. § 161.38. <br />Minn. Stat. § 162.17. Cities may negotiate contracts with the commissioner of the Department of <br />Transportation and with their county boards for the construction and <br />maintenance of state-aid streets located within the city. Under such <br />contracts, either governmental unit may do the work subject to <br />reimbursement from the other. The commission must maintain information <br />on expenditures by local road authorities from local funding sources for <br />trunk highway projects. <br />40 U.S.C. §§ 3141-3148. <br />Minn. Stat. §§ 177.41-.44. <br />A.G. Op. (Jan. 14, 1988). <br />A.G. Op. (July 15, 1988). <br />Before entering into any formal agreements, cities should consider the <br />possible effects of federal (Davis Bacon Act) and state (“Little Davis <br />Bacon Act”) laws that require the payment of prevailing wage rates when <br />projects are financed in whole or in part by the state or federal <br />government. <br /> B. Contracts for other public services <br />Minn. Stat. § 471.59. <br />Handbook, <br />Intergovernmental <br />Cooperation. <br />LMC information memo, <br />Intergovernmental <br />Cooperative Agreements. <br />Under the Joint Powers Act, cities may contract with other units of <br />government for a variety of public services. Some of these services include <br />police protection, purchasing, building inspection, planning assistance, <br />recreation, and fire protection.