2006 Minnesota Code
Chapters 365 - 368 Towns
Chapter 365 Town General Law
Section 365.20 POLICE, FIRE, WATER IN CERTAIN PLATTED TOWNS.

365.20 POLICE, FIRE, WATER IN CERTAIN PLATTED TOWNS.
Subdivision 1. Opt at election or annual meeting. If 50 percent or more of the total net tax
capacity in a town is platted land, the electors may let the town board do what is described in this
section. Mineral net tax capacity must be excluded in figuring the percentage. The electors must
act at a special election called for the purpose or at the annual meeting.
Subd. 2. Fire protection and equipment. The electors may let the town board provide
for fire protection and apparatus for the town.
Subd. 3. Police protection. The electors may let the town board provide for police protection.
Subd. 4. Public layout for waterworks. The electors may let the town board regulate the
use of the town's roads, streets, and public grounds for water mains, and necessary pipe, hydrants,
and other appliances and means.
Subd. 5. Build waterworks; control service, fair rates. The electors may let the town board
build water mains, and necessary pipe, hydrants, and other appliances to provide water to the
residents of the town. The town board may set the terms and conditions of the water service.
The water rates charged to the residents and the public must be just and reasonable. The rates
must not exceed a fair return on the fair value of the property used for the purpose for a period
of not more than 20 years.
History: (1027-6) 1927 c 219 s 1; 1935 c 249; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1; 1988 c 719 art 5 s
84; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20