Minnesota Statutes 473.245 – Reports
On or before January 15 of each year, the Metropolitan Council shall report to the legislature. The report shall include:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 473.245
- area: means the area over which the Metropolitan Council has jurisdiction, including only the counties of Anoka; Carver; Dakota excluding the cities of Northfield and Cannon Falls; Hennepin excluding the cities of Hanover and Rockford; Ramsey; Scott excluding the city of New Prague; and Washington. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- council: means the Metropolitan Council established by section 473. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- Metropolitan agency: means the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, Metropolitan Airports Commission, and Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- Metropolitan significance: means a status determined by the Metropolitan Council pursuant to the rules and procedures established by section 473. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- Policy plan: means a long-range comprehensive plan of the Metropolitan Council. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
(1) a statement of the Metropolitan Council’s receipts and expenditures by category since the preceding report;
(2) a detailed budget for the year in which the report is filed and the following year including an outline of its program for such period;
(3) an explanation of any policy plan and other comprehensive plan adopted in whole or in part for the metropolitan area and the review comments of the affected metropolitan agency;
(4) summaries of any studies and the recommendations resulting therefrom made by the Metropolitan Council, and a listing of all applications for federal money made by governmental units within the metropolitan area submitted to the Metropolitan Council;
(5) a listing of plans of local governmental units and proposed matters of metropolitan significance submitted to the Metropolitan Council;
(6) a detailed report on the progress of any project undertaken by the council pursuant to sections 473.194 to 473.201; and
(7) recommendations of the Metropolitan Council for metropolitan area legislation, including the organization and functions of the Metropolitan Council and the metropolitan agencies.