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Bill Joynes, White Bear Lake City Manager Thomas Langesiay, North St. Paul Police Chief Diane Ahrens, Ramsey County Commissioner Robert Orth, Ramsey County Commissioner II. HISTORY The Ramsey County Municipal Court System was established as a unified system by the state legislature in 1975. The six divisions were placed in locations that had municipal courts prior to the adoption of the legislation. The statute provides that a court location can not be abandoned without the consent of the governing body of the city involved and eight of the County's Municipal Court judges. The statute is as follows: M.S. 488A.18, Subd. 10. Place of holding court. The county of Ramsey shall provide suitable quarters for the holding of regular terms of court at all places where court sessions are conducted. Regular court sessions shall be conducted in the cities of New Brighton, Roseville, Maplewood, North Saint Paul, White Bear Lake, and Saint Paul, upon filing with the administrator of the court a copy of a resolution of the governing body of the city requesting that court be held therein on or before July 1, 1974. At the places of holding regular terms of court established pursuant to this subdivision the court shall conduct the trials required by subdivision 13 and, in addition, shall discharge such additional functions as the court may determine. No function which was performed at any such regular place of holding court by a municipal court in existence prior to January 1, 1975, shall be discontinued at such place except by consent of the governing body of the city in which the court is conducted and upon the affirmative vote of eight judges of the court. Since 1975, there has been a great deal of discussion about the organization of the Municipal Court System. Ramsey County Commissioners and the officials of many Ramsey County cities have discussed the possibility of changing the court locations and how any such decision should he made. There have been problems with communication between these groups on this issue over the Last few years.