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-2- Authority. Although all four of these organizations do in one way or another serve the same purpose for which these two groups were organized, they are either unable to adequately represent the interests of specific groups due to their diverse membership or they are dealing with so many issues that they are unable to address all of them in an equally adequate manner. 2. The City of Mounds View presently expends approximately $7,700 for membership in the four organizations we presently belong to. Although staff has no specific information regarding the membership dues for the Minnesota Association am�ii r;+;om, nrPvious information with respect to this organization indicated that membership dues were extremely reasonable to the point of being less than a few hundred dollars. The Minnesota Legislative Commission, however, would result in a total cost to the City of Mounds View of approxi- mately $3,200. In both cases neither of these expenditures are budgeted items for 1984. 3. The question arises as to how many organizations does the City of Mounds View belong to without having divided allegiances and effectively expending taxpayer money on lobbying efforts to guarantee our "fair share" of the 5tate's pot. If Council were to request a staff recommendation with respect to this item I would find myself hard pressed to make one as i personally feel all of the organizations we presently belong to are worthwhile organizations, however, I also feel that the Municipal Legislative Commission could also accomplish things which could be to our great benefit. Before any decision is made by the City Council on this matter I would counsel you to consider not just the cost of member- ship in these organizations but also the purposes which they serve and the benefits the City of Mounds View might obtain from being a member of one or all of these organizations. Your direction on this matter would be appreciated. DFP/pf Attachment I