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197.131 VETERANS; REWARDS, PRIMLECES 5008 <br />appointing organization, the board may remove the member if the member has been <br />absent for three consecutive meetings of the board. To remove a member, the board <br />must notify in writing the appointing organization and the member after the second <br />consecutive missed meeting that the member may be removed if the next meeting is <br />missed. Any vacancy on the board is filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in <br />the same manner as the original appointment. .......... , <br />" History: 1985 c 152 s 1; lSpl985 c 16 art 2 s 4; 1986 c 444 ■_.. <br />197.132 POWERS AND DUTIES. : . <br />The board of governors of the Big Island Veterans Camp - Lake Minnetonka estab­ <br />lishes policies for the proper management of the camp. The board may contract for ser­ <br />vices needed to operate the camp including the services of a manager, may hire <br />employees, and may make other expenditures for the procurement of materials, ser­ <br />vices, or equipment necessary for the operation of the camp. Expenditures are made <br />upon the approval of the chair. The bo^d must prepare an annual report detailing a <br />complete report of financial transactions, usage levels, and other activities regarding the <br />management and operation of the camp. Copies of the annual reports must be submit­ <br />ted to each appointing organization and to the commissioner of veterans affairs. The <br />board may accept donations, contributions, gifts, and bequests of real or personal pro]> <br />erty that may be made for the maintenance or operation of the camp.;; zuis-.v. <br />—i.The board shall make the camp available to veterans using the following priorities: <br />(1) qualified disabled veterans and their dependents; - <br />(2) qualified veterans, their dependents, and surviving spouses of qualified veter­ <br />ans who were campers prior to the deed transfer, and <br />(3) qualified veterans, their dependents, and surviving spouses of qualified veter­ <br />ans. <br />The camp must be operated as a family camp for the rest and relaxation of veterans <br />and their dependents rather than as a program-oriented camp. <br />The board must publicize the camp to the greatest extent possible to make the <br />camp’s facilities known to Minnesota veterans. <br />5^ The board is not a state agency. The board shall purchase liability and related <br />' insurance sufficient to indemnify the state against all claims arising from the conduct <br />or management of the activities conducted by the board, its agents, or contractors. <br />History: 1985 c 152 s 2: 1986 c 444 <br />197.133 DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EXPIRATION OF THE BOARD OF <br />GOVERNORS. <br />If a majority of the board determines that the disposal of the camp or a portion <br />of the camp is in the best interests of Minnesota veterans, or if the camp is not used <br />solely as a camp for and by disabled and other veterans and their families and operated <br />and maintained in compliance with all state, federal, and local laws, the board may dis­ <br />pose of the property at market value as provided in this section. Before disposing of <br />the property, the board shall give notice by certified mail to the commissioner of veter­ <br />ans affairs of its decision to dispose of the propeny. The commissioner shall publish <br />the notice in the State Register. Interested governmental agencies have until the end <br />of the next legislative session after the notice to appropriate money to purchase the <br />property. <br />Proceeds realized from the disposal of the property and any assets on hand at the <br />time of the disposal of the property, must be placed in an irrevocable trust to be used <br />for the initiation or maintenance of veterans programs in the state of Minnesota. Trust­ <br />ees must be appointed in the same manner as provided for under section 197.131. The <br />trustees shall consult with the commissioner of veterans affairs to determine the needs <br />of Minnesota veterans and provide the commissioner and the committee on general leg­ <br />islation and veterans affairs of the house of representatives and the committee on veter­ <br />ans and general legislation in the senate with an annual written report on the trust. The <br />¥ <br />»-^r: <br />cc <br />as <br />as <br />or <br />ar <br />al <br />e.x <br />IS <br />IS <br />IS <br />IS <br />IS <br />IS <br />IS <br />11 <br />11 <br />11 <br />r <br />a: <br />rr. <br />0 <br />ir <br />u <br />C( <br />0 <br />ih <br />g <br />a <br />1 <br />i: <br />L <br />a <br />r <br />r <br />% <br />n <br />c <br />b <br />d <br />i: <br />p <br />a