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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 6/8/2022 <br />Elected Officials and Council Structure and Role Chapter 6 | Page 34 <br /> 10. Municipal power agencies <br />Minn. Stat. §§ 453.51-.62. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Any two or more cities may form a municipal power agency if each city <br />passes a resolution authorizing an agreement. The purpose of the agency is <br />to secure an adequate, economical, and reliable supply of energy for cities <br />that own and operate a utility for the distribution of electric energy. All <br />agency powers lie with its board of directors and include constructing and <br />acquiring generating and transmission facilities, the power of eminent <br />domain, and the authority to issue bonds and notes. Any city council may, <br />by resolution, exercise any of these powers as if it were a municipal power <br />agency. <br /> 11. Municipal gas agencies <br />Minn. Stat. §§ 453A.01-.12. Any two or more cities owning or operating a utility for the local <br />distribution of gas may form a municipal gas agency if each passes a <br />resolution authorizing the agreement. The purpose is to secure an <br />adequate, economical, and reliable supply of gas for utility customers. <br /> The board of directors exercises all agency powers. Any city may, by <br />resolution, exercise any of the powers of a municipal gas agency as if it <br />were an agency. <br /> 12. Special board of review <br />Minn. Stat. § 274.01, subd. 2. The governing body of any city may appoint a special board of review. <br />This special board of review serves at the direction and discretion of the <br />city council. The council determines the number of members, the <br />compensation and expenses to be paid, and the term of office of each <br />member. At least one member of the special board must be an appraiser, <br />realtor, or someone familiar with property valuations in the assessment <br />district. <br /> B. Advisory citizen boards and commissions <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.111. <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.354, subd. <br />1. <br />Another important link in city governing activities is the work of advisory <br />boards and commissions. These entities are much like the independent or <br />administrative boards and commissions. The city council may create and <br />dissolve them by resolution, appoint people to serve on them, and exercise <br />other powers of general supervision. The council must, however, pass an <br />ordinance to create a planning commission. <br />37