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ADMINISTRATIVE NEWSLETTER July 23, 1984 City of Mounds View VOL. IV, NO. 13 TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE Staff recently became aware of a requirement of Chapter 471, Minnesota Laws of 1984, which was adopted by the 1984 Legislature requiring that cities of the first, second and third class have at least one telecommunications device available for the deaf for voter registra- tion information. Such a device, commonly known as a TTY/TDD, is being investigated with the assistance of several private organiza- tions for the hearing impaired with the goal that a purchase of this equipment be made prior to September 1, 1984. Present information on this type of equipment indicates that it will cost the City between $175 and $300 depending upon the make and model. As this item is not currently contained within the elections portion of the 1984 budget Staff will be attempting to control other election expenditures in order that it might be funded with budgeted monies rather than requiring a transfer from the City's contingency account. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID STUDY COMMISSION As you know the 1984 Legislature established a commission made up of an equal number of members from both sides of the House and Senate to study local government aid during the interim between the 1984 and 1985 session. This commission had their first meeting on July 9 at which time they received a report from the chairman of a previous committee that studied the local government aid issue and the commission outlined in very rough form how they would like to proceed from this point forward. It was obvious from the conversations among the members of the commission that they are not all fully knowledgeable of the history of local government aid in the State of Minnesota and particularly the impacts that recent changes in the formula had upon a select number of Minnesota cities. It was heartening to hear, however, that members of the commission wanted to receive reports from interested local government organizations such as the League of Minnesota Cities and Municipal Legislative Commission to hear our side of the story. This will perhaps give us the opportunity to accurately present that information which has often been misrepre- sented in the past. Staff will continue to monitor the activities of this commission and keep Council apprised. COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER As you know from Police Chief Ramacher's last quarterly report, the City's CSO Officer Jill Stevens has requested an unpaid leave of absence due to health problems which prohibit her from under- taking the responsibilities of the CSO Officer until the Spring of 1985. During his quarterly report Chief Ramacher indicated