HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCRes_77-06CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting of the City Council
of the City of Falcon Heights, Tinnesota, teas held on the 9th day of February, 1977.
• The following members were present: T~Tayor 'uTarkentien, Councilmen :31ack,
Ecklund, Steele and La'oalestra and the following were absent: None.
Councilman Steele introduced the following T;.esolution and moved its adoption.
RESOLUTION 77-6
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING LEGISLATIOTJ ALTERING THE RAT~ISEY COUNTY NNNICIPAL COURT SYSTET~I
~~THEREAS, it has come to the attention of the City of Falcon Heights that a bill. may be
introduced in the 1977 legislative session which would in effect alter the Ramsey
County municipal court system by consolida+.,ing the five suburban court divisions into
tyro suburban court divisions, and,
tivliEREAS, the Minnesota legislature in previous action establishing the Ramsey County
municipal court system guaranteed the continuance of suburban court locations if so
desired by the affected duburban cities, and,
L~1HET~EAS, all involved cities enacted resolutions requesting the continuance of their
court operations within their cities, and,
4.TiEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights has studiEd the impact of the proposed consolidation
and find costs of prosecution including attorney's costs, and costs of police and
other staff is likely to substantially increase, and,
ti°JHET~.EAS, said study further indicated from the City's perspective, prosecution will
• become more complicated, further removed from the City and therefore, we believe
less effective, and,
v^~'HENEAS, consolidation further removes the courts from those who utilize its services,
and,
tiv~TiEREAS, there has not been full and open debate and discussion by the affected par-
ties, and,
v~iET3EAS, this proposed bill at this time has not been reviewed, considered, or en-
dorsed by the Ramsey County Hoard which is responsible for the County court system
in Ramsey County.
NOW THEREFORE, :3E IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights that
said Council hereby goes on record as opposing any legislation which would have an
effect of removing municipal or county courts from the cities in which they are now
located.
NOti~~ T~'OR.E, .,3E IT FUr~THER RESOLVED that no such legislation should be considered
until all parties involved through mutual effort have had the opportunity to study
the effects of such legislation.
NCW THEREFORE, ~; IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk-Administrator be and is
hereby directed to transmit copies of this resolution to each member of the rtamsey
County delegation and to each city in Ramsey County and to each member of the Ramsey
• County ~3oard and the Ramsey County League of Local Goverrunents and each member of
the Minnesota House and Senate Judiciary Committee.
CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
RESOLUTION 77-6
FEBRUARY 9, 1977
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• The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded b
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A'Iayor Warkentien and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof: Mayor 1~rarkentien, Councilmen 31ack, Ecklund, Steele and Labalestra and
the following voted against the same: None.
TrdHEREUPON, the Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
WILLIS C. A. WARKENTIEN, Mayor
Attest:
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Dewan 3. Barnes, Clerk-Administrator
Special meeting of February 9, 1977.
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