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Statutes > Minnesota > 4-9 > 6 > 6_496.49 CITIES OF FIRST CLASS.
All powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the state auditor with respect to state and county officers, institutions, property, and improvements are hereby extended to cities of the first class. Copies of the written report of the state auditor on the financial condition and accounts of such city shall be filed in the state auditor's office, with the mayor, city council, and city comptroller thereof, and with the city commissioners, if such city have such officers. If such report disclose malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, copies thereof shall be filed with the city attorney thereof and with the county attorney of the county in which such city is located, and these officials of the law shall institute such proceedings, civil or criminal, as the law and the public interest require.
The state auditor shall bill said cities monthly for services rendered, including any examination, and the officials responsible for approving and paying claims shall cause said bill to be promptly paid.
History:
(3279) 1913 c 555 s 6; 1949 c 206 s 1; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 5
