Compensation council provisions modifications

SF 2329 modifies Minnesota's Compensation Council rules by updating membership restrictions and procedural requirements. The bill clarifies that council members cannot be current judges, lobbyists, state government employees, former executive officers (like governors), or current legislators (or their spouses), and repeals a prior rule prohibiting "ex parte communications" during salary deliberations. It also adjusts the deadline for submitting judicial salary recommendations to April 1 in even-numbered years (correcting a typo in the bill text). This bill directly affects the Compensation Council, which sets salaries for judges, constitutional officers, agency heads, and the Direct Care and Treatment executive board. The changes streamline council operations but do not alter salary amounts or funding mechanisms.