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RAMSEY n COUNTY LEAGUE 183 University Avenue East OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS st. Paul, Minnesota 55101 CAPITOLCOUNTY January 25, 1984 OF MINNESOTA Arden Hills Gem Lake Little Canada Maplewood Mounds View New Brighton North Oaks N. St. Paul Ramsey County Roseville St. Paul Shoreview Vadnais Heights White Bear Lake White Bear Township 1 Mr. Joe Chlebeck 515 Little Canada Road Little Canada, MN 55117 Dear Mr. Chlebeck: The Ramsey County League of Local Governments encourages its members to formulate positions on the issue of Ramsey County Municipal Court Consolidation and to state these positions in a resolution or letter to the Ramsey County Board of County Commmissioners. The Board has not made any final decision on this issue so it is important that communities make their positions known to the commissioners now. Please send a copy of any action you take to RCLLG so we can keep track of our members' views on this issue. I have enclosed two reports recently written on the issue, one by a study committee appointed by RCLLG and the other by Monty Martin, a Ramsey County staff person. Mr. Martin's report was the focus of the January 18th RCLLG meeting. Speakers were Mr. Martin, Ramsey County Commissioner Ruby Hunt and Mayor June Demos of Roseville. Many representatives from suburban communities expressed concerns at that meeting about any possible court consolidation. Some stated that they thought that cities would have increased costs for police and prosecution expenses. There was also a discussion on a possible plan whereby the county would establish one or two suburban service centers which would house the courts plus other county programs. Both county commissioners present, Ruby Hunt and Don Salverda, suggested that communities and individuals concerned about this issue, contact the Board with their views. The Public Safety and Justice Committee of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners discussed Mr. Martin's report at a January 23rd meeting.