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1 <br /> DUES <br /> The membership dues for the Association are currently set at 46 percent of a <br /> member' s dues for the League of Minnesota Cities. Since the League dues are set <br /> in part on a per capita basis, this works out to AMM dues ranging from a high of <br /> 30 cents per capita for Woodland to a low of 4 cents for Minneapolis. The dues <br /> for an average sized city of 30,000 population are $5,100, or about 17 cents per <br /> capita. <br /> Compared to other city lobbying organizations, the AMM is a bargain! For <br /> example, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities charges its members 40 cents <br /> per capita, plus from time to time, an additional 20 cents per capita for <br /> "special projects". Dues for the Municipal Legislative Commission are approxi- <br /> mately 35 cents per capita, to a maximum of $12,500. <br /> If the AMM Board of Directors and membership are to implement our recommendation <br /> to add a staff person, a dues increase beyond the rate of inflation is inevi- <br /> table. In addition, the cost of developing the computerized property tax model , <br /> if determined necessary, will be a considerable initial expense, and require <br /> ongoing personnel and data gathering costs. <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> 1. In order to implement the other recommendations in this report, the AMM <br /> Board of Directors and membership should be prepared to adopt a dues <br /> increase in the range of 20 to 25 percent above the rate of inflation. The <br /> Board may wish to look at ways of phasing the dues increase over a two to <br /> three year period. <br /> 2. The Board and membership should also be prepared to provide financial sup- <br /> port for development and maintenance of a property tax modeling system, if <br /> the LMC system fails to materialize or is determined inadequate to meet the <br /> lobbying needs of the AMM. <br /> - 15 - <br />