Minnesota Statutes Employment and Economic Development (Ch. 268-269) § 268A.085. Community rehabilitation provider governing boards

Subdivision 1. Appointment; membership. Every city, town, county, nonprofit corporation, or combination thereof establishing an extended employment program shall appoint a governing board of no fewer than seven voting members before becoming eligible for the assistance provided bysections 268A.06to268A.15. When any city, town, or county singly establishes an extended employment program, the governing board shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city or the chair of the governing board of the county or town. When any combination of cities, towns, counties, or nonprofit corporations establishes an extended employment program, the chief executive officers of the cities, nonprofit corporations, and the chairs of the governing bodies of the counties or towns shall appoint the board. If a nonprofit corporation singly establishes an extended employment program, the corporation shall appoint the board of directors. Membership on a board shall be representative of the community served and shall include a person with a disability. If a county establishes an extended employment program and manages the program with county employees, the governing board shall be the county board of commissioners, and other provisions of this chapter pertaining to membership on the governing board do not apply.

Subd. 2. Duties. Subject to the provisions ofsections 268A.06to268A.15and the rules of the department, each governing board shall: