The terms "board" or "department," as used in sections 426.11 to 426.13, mean and embrace the board of education, the library board, the park board, the board of charities and corrections, and all other boards or departments of every kind and nature expending public funds for the use and benefit of the city.
Minn. Stat. § 426.11
(1444) 1909 c 374 s 1