Minn. Stat. § 465.54: MAY PAY EXPENSES FROM GENERAL FUND OF STATUTORY CITY.

The council of any statutory city may pay from the general fund of the municipality, for the purposes of section 469.186, expenses incurred by the governing officers in the performance of their official duties. Trips for lobbying purposes or trips to meetings or conventions not in connection with specific municipal projects pending before the officer making the trip are not authorized for payment under this section.