BOARD/COMMISSION:  Destination Medical Center Corporation

The DMCC's governing body consists of eight members appointed, as follows: 1) the mayor of Rochester, or the mayor's designee, subject to approval by the city council; 2) the city council president, or the city council president's designee, subject to approval by the city council; 3) the chair or member of the Olmsted County Board, appointed by the county board; 4) a representative of the medical business entity (Mayo Clinic) appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the medical business entity; and 5) four members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The four gubernatorial appointments have no specific requirements, except as follows: members must not be a director, officer, or employee of the medical business entity, (defined as a medical business entity with its place of business in Rochester that collectively employs more than 30,000 persons in the state, or Mayo Clinic); members must not participate in or vote on a decision of the corporation relating to any project authorized by or under consideration by the corporation in which the member has either an indirect or direct financial interest; and, members may not currently serve as a lobbyist as defined under section 10A.01, subdivision 21.

The Destination Medical Center Corporation, along with the city of Rochester and the nonprofit economic development agency, must prepare and adopt a development plan which provides an outline for the development of the city as a destination medical center. The plan may be modified at any time, and must be updated not less than every five years.  The plan  includes  strategic planning for the destination medical center, estimates of short and long range fiscal and economic impacts, a framework to identify and prioritize short and long term public investments and public infrastructure project development, and to facilitate private investment and development. The DMCC also approves projects and certifies qualified expenditures in the development district.