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Item No: 09E <br />MIi1 * i T1_ Meeting Date: August 28. 2017 <br />�/ Type of Business: Council Business <br />vL <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8815 Supporting Local Decision -Making Authority <br />Introduction: <br />More than more than two dozen bills that restrict local decision-making were introduced in <br />the 2017 Legislative session. Local elected decision -makers, like those serving on the <br />Mounds View City Council, are in the best position to determine what health, safety and <br />welfare regulations best serve their constituents. <br />Discussion: <br />Ordinances at the local level are enacted only after a comprehensive, legal and open <br />process. Local units of government, such as the City of Mounds View, are required to <br />publish notices about meetings where policies will be discussed and decisions will be <br />made. Under the state's Open Meeting Law, public policy discussions and decisions must <br />occur in meetings that are accessible to members of the public. The League of MN Cities <br />has prepared a sample resolution that cities can consider which serves to express cities' <br />ongoing support for local control over matters affecting their businesses and constituents. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends City Council consider acting on Resolution 8815 supporting local <br />decision-making authority and opposing legislation that removes the ability for local elected <br />officials to respond to the needs of their businesses and constituents. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />J <br />James Ericson <br />City Administrator <br />