Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 471.665 (2026)

Mileage Allowances

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Subdivision 1.Governing body sets.

The maximum amount which shall be paid by any county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, or school district, to any officer or employee as compensation or reimbursement for the use by the officer or employee of the officer's or employee's own automobile in the performance of duties shall be set by the town board or other governing body of the unit in an amount to be determined by the governing body.

Subd. 2.Base allowance, St. Paul, Hennepin County.

Except as provided in subdivision 3, the governing body of the city of St. Paul may determine to pay, and in counties having more than 550,000 inhabitants, the county board may determine that the county shall pay a base allowance of $1.50 per day for each day the employee or officer's automobile is officially used. This base allowance shall not be paid for more than 20 days in each month. The minimum base allowance shall be $20 per month for each employee or officer required to have a personal automobile available for official public business and using that automobile for such business periodically throughout the month. If a base allowance is paid it shall be in addition to a mileage allowance which shall not exceed 7-1/2 cents a mile for the first 500 miles in any one month and five cents a mile thereafter.

Subd. 3.Monthly or periodic allowance.

In lieu of the mileage allowance provided in subdivision 1, the governing body or town board of any city, county, town, or school district may pay any officer or employee thereof as compensation or reimbursement for the use by the officer or employee of a personal automobile in the performance of official duties a monthly or periodic allowance; but no allowance in lieu of mileage shall be paid to the members of the governing body or town board except as otherwise provided by special law or home rule charter.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1994–1997 · leading case: Lilly v. City of Minneapolis, 527 N.W.2d 107 (Minn. Ct. App. 1995).

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Lilly v. City of Minneapolis, 527 N.W.2d 107 (Minn. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 8× “3 (1992) (providing that no elected officials, including those of "a home rule charter city * * * may receive monetary compensation for unused vacation or sick leave accruals"); Minn.Stat. § 471.665, subd. 1 (1992) (defining maximum amount officer may receive for mileage…”

Op. Atty. Gen. 104a-9 (Minn. Att'y Gen. 1994). · cites it 10× “Local units of government are authorized to reimburse officers and employees for expenses Michael O_ Freeman Page 4 Decen\ber 28, 1994 involved in using their personal vehicles on public business Minn. Stat. §471.665 (1992) provides: Subdivision l.”

Op. Atty. Gen. 161b-12 (Minn. Att'y Gen. 1997). · cites it 4× “Itanspnnatinn; Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 471.665 , subd. 3, the School Board shall provide the Superintendent the monthly amount of $387.”

Op. Atty. Gen. 124a (Minn. Att'y Gen. 1994). · cites it 2× “055, suglivisipp l, for gach day necessarily occupied in the discharge of their oft`igial duties while acting on any committee under the direction of the board, and may be paid their actual and necessary traveling expenses in accordance with Section 471.665 for travel incurred…”

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