Eligibility
Counties are eligible to apply. Debt obligations must be a general obligation bond issued to finance the construction of jails, correctional facilities, law enforcement facilities, social services and human services facilities, and solid waste facilities.
Cities are eligible to apply. The debt obligation must be a general obligation debt issued for the construction, improvement or rehabilitation of wastewater, drinking water, or stormwater facilities.
If a city or county is issuing bonds for a combination of eligible and ineligible purposes, bonds for the eligible purposes must be issued as a separate series. Effective May 1, 2010, refunding bonds are no longer eligible.
Minimum Project Requirements
The city council or county board must adopt a resolution authorizing the county to enter into the Credit Enhancement Program Agreement and agreeing to be bound by the provisions of state law.
The county must submit an application for participation to the PFA before the bonds are issued.
The application must include a completed Credit Enhancement Program application form, an opinion of bond counsel in the form required by the PFA, and a completed Credit Enhancement Program Agreement executed by the county and the paying agent for the bonds.
General Contacts
Contact Information
MN Public Facilities Authority
1st National Bank Building, Suite W820
332 Minnesota Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101-1378
MN.PFA@state.mn.us
651-259-7469
1-800-657-3858
Fax: 651-296-8833
Staff Contact Information
Jeff Freeman, Executive Director
651-259-7465
Karin Berkholtz, Deputy Director
651-274-1742
Becky Sabie, Program Coordinator
651-259-7470
Jennie Brown, Compliance Coordinator
651-259-7683
Steve Walter, Chief Financial Officer
651-259-7472
Melissa Ralph, Accounting Officer
651-259-7496
Kathe Barrett, Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7464
Angela Berrens, Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7497
Mary Jane Schultz, Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7467
Peter Bradshaw, Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7689
Drew Brooksbank, Loan Officer
651-251-7131
Regional Contacts
Match a region with the contacts to find the PFA staff member assigned to your area.
Region 1
Counties: Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau
Mary Jane Schultz
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7467 or 800-657-3858
Region 2
Counties: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen
Mary Jane Schultz
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7467 or 800-657-3858
Region 3a
Counties: Itasca, Koochiching
Mary Jane Schultz
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7467 or 800-657-3858
Region 3b
Counties: Aitkin, Carlton
Mary Jane Schultz
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7467 or 800-657-3858
Region 3c
Counties: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Peter Bradshaw
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7689 or 800-657-3858
Region 4
Counties: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, Wilkin
Peter Bradshaw
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7689 or 800-657-3858
Region 5
Counties: Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, Wadena
Mary Jane Schultz
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7467 or 800-657-3858
Region 6E
Counties: Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville
Kathe Barrett
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7464 or 800-657-3858
Region 6W
Counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine
Kathe Barrett
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7464 or 800-657-3858
Region 7E
Counties: Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine
Kathe Barrett
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7464 or 800-657-3858
Region 7W
Counties: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright
Kathe Barrett
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7464 or 800-657-3858
Region 8
Counties: Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock
Angela Berrens
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7497 or 800-657-3858
Region 9
Counties: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan
Drew Brooksbank
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7131 or 800-657-3858
Region 10
Counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona
Drew Brooksbank
Senior Loan Officer
651-259-7131 or 800-657-3858
Region 11
Counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington
Becky Sabie
Program Coordinator
651-259-7470 or 800-657-3858
PFA Mailing Address
MN Public Facilities Authority
1st National Bank Building, Suite W820
332 Minnesota Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101-1378