Minn. Stat. § 471.16
Any city, however organized, or any town, county, school district, or any board thereof may operate such a program independently, or they may cooperate among themselves or with any nonprofit organization in its conduct and in any manner in which they may mutually agree; or they may delegate the operation of the program to a recreation board created by one or more of them, and appropriate money voted for this purpose to such board which may in turn support or cooperate with a nonprofit organization.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 471.15, any county may levy a tax to provide funds for the establishment or operation of recreational facilities or programs for senior citizens either by such county or by any municipality, governmental subdivision, school district or other organization or entity referred to in subdivision 1.
Minn. Stat. § 471.16
(1933-9b) 1937 c 233 s 2; 1945 c 396 s 2; 1957 c 17 s 1; 1957 c 499; 1967 c 496 s 1; 1971 c 808 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 583 s 33; 1978 c 764 s 125; 1995 c 256 s 16