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1 MINNESOTA STATUTES 2021 383E.21 <br /> <br />383E.21 COUNTYWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT; BONDING <br />AND TAX LEVIES. <br />Subdivision 1. Authority to levy property taxes and incur debt. (a) To finance the cost of designing, <br />constructing, and acquiring countywide public safety improvements and equipment, including personal <br />property, benefiting both Anoka County and the municipalities located within Anoka County, the governing <br />body of Anoka County may levy property taxes for public safety improvements and equipment, and issue: <br />(1) capital improvement bonds under the provisions of section 373.40 as if the infrastructure and <br />equipment qualified as a "capital improvement" within the meaning of section 373.40, subdivision 1, <br />paragraph (b); and <br />(2) capital notes under the provisions of section 373.01, subdivision 3, as if the equipment qualified as <br />"capital equipment" within the meaning of section 373.01, subdivision 3. Personal property acquired with <br />the proceeds of the bonds or capital notes issued under this section must have an expected useful life at least <br />as long as the term of debt. <br />(b) The outstanding principal amount of the bonds and the capital notes issued under this section may <br />not exceed $8,000,000 at any time. Any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this section must only be issued <br />after approval by a majority vote of the Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement Council, a joint powers board. <br />