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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 9/10/2024 <br />Municipal Budgeting Chapter 20 | Page 17 <br />Minn. Stat. § 161.081. The law also requires the Department of Transportation to consult with the <br />League of Minnesota Cities and the Association of Minnesota Counties <br />(AMC) regarding the distribution of the HUTDF flexible fund’s turnback <br />money. City and county officials make recommendations on how to divide <br />the fund between cities, counties, and the state regarding turnbacks. The <br />commissioner of Transportation incorporates those recommendations in the <br />department’s biennial budget requests to the governor’s office and the <br />Legislature. <br /> E. Charges for services <br /> Cities may also receive revenues from election filing fees, sales of maps and <br />ordinances, assessment searches, court fees, police patrol and fire service <br />fees, street and sidewalk repair fees, parking fees, refuse collection, water <br />and sewer charges, inspection fees, and service charges such as those made <br />by libraries, museums, and recreation facilities. <br /> F. Public safety revenue <br />Contact the POST Board for <br />further information at (651) <br />643-3060 or <br />postboard.agency.docs@state <br />.mn.us. <br /> <br />The state reimburses cities for some police officer training costs. The <br />reimbursement amount available for training and per officer depends on the <br />number of eligible officers and is not determined until all the applications <br />have been received. The state determines the final amounts and transfers <br />funds to cities in mid-September. <br /> G. Culture and recreation <br /> Cities may generate income from cultural or recreational activities. This may <br />include money from park rentals or revenue from city sponsored programs <br />such as swimming classes, city festivals and city parades. <br /> H. Enterprise funds <br />Accounting Manual for Small <br />Cities and Towns in <br />Minnesota. <br />Enterprise funds come from city operations run in a manner similar to <br />private businesses. <br />Uniform Chart of Accounts, <br />Office of the State Auditor. Examples include water and sewer operations, municipal liquor stores and <br />electric utilities. These services are typically funded by charging those who <br />use the service. According to the state auditor, cities are required to report <br />sewer operations as enterprise funds. <br /> I. Penalty charges <br /> City revenue also comes from penalties and fines such as court fines, <br />confiscated deposits, and collections on bonds or surety held for <br />enforcement or security purposes. <br />26