Comments on: Hager clarifies financial relationship between city and NTV http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7467/ The people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Thu, 24 May 2012 15:30:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jerry Friedman http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7467/comment-page-1/#comment-76612 Jerry Friedman Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:13:26 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=7467#comment-76612 <p>Bonnie: You should be able to use Minn. 'sunshine' laws to get all documents from Northfield that relate to the formation and relationship between the city and NTV.</p> <p>http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Minnesota</p> <p>State corporations (nonprofit or otherwise) must be registered with the secretary of state, and federal nonprofit corporations must be registered with the IRS.</p> <p>"NTV 26" is listed in Guidestar.org, where you can examine its nonprofit tax returns (IRS form 990).</p> <p>Of course, nothing beats asking people. I'd hate to think that you could only get your questions answered by going legal.</p> Bonnie: You should be able to use Minn. ‘sunshine’ laws to get all documents from Northfield that relate to the formation and relationship between the city and NTV.

http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Minnesota

State corporations (nonprofit or otherwise) must be registered with the secretary of state, and federal nonprofit corporations must be registered with the IRS.

“NTV 26″ is listed in Guidestar.org, where you can examine its nonprofit tax returns (IRS form 990).

Of course, nothing beats asking people. I’d hate to think that you could only get your questions answered by going legal.

]]> By: Bonnie Obremski http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7467/comment-page-1/#comment-74729 Bonnie Obremski Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:59:47 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=7467#comment-74729 Thanks for the insight Britt. Hager created NTV, not the city, but I guess I still have to figure out more exact details of the relationship between the city and the station. Thanks for the insight Britt. Hager created NTV, not the city, but I guess I still have to figure out more exact details of the relationship between the city and the station.

]]> By: Britt Ackerman http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7467/comment-page-1/#comment-74528 Britt Ackerman Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:35:49 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=7467#comment-74528 ? I'm confused. I don't see why M.S. 465.719 would apply here, regardless of NTV's status as an "independent non-profit corporation." The statute doesn't disallow a city from having a contract to fund a non-profit. The statute does apply to corporations created by the city and to non-profit corporations created to raise funds for use by the city. So unless the city created NTV, or NTV was created to raise money for the city, the statute doesn't apply. I don't think either is the case here. The statute was enacted in 1999. The 2000 changes still only apply to corporations created by political subdivisions. So, I guess NTV must have been created by the city, and in 2003 they went independent so the city could avoid filing a resolution with the secretary of state. ?

I’m confused.

I don’t see why M.S. 465.719 would apply here, regardless of NTV’s status as an “independent non-profit corporation.”

The statute doesn’t disallow a city from having a contract to fund a non-profit.

The statute does apply to corporations created by the city and to non-profit corporations created to raise funds for use by the city. So unless the city created NTV, or NTV was created to raise money for the city, the statute doesn’t apply. I don’t think either is the case here.

The statute was enacted in 1999. The 2000 changes still only apply to corporations created by political subdivisions.

So, I guess NTV must have been created by the city, and in 2003 they went independent so the city could avoid filing a resolution with the secretary of state.

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