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Foreword One of the most important purposes of the League of Minnesota Cities is to serve as a vehicle through which cities can define common problems and develop policies and proposals to solve them. To accomplish this purpose, the League has a three -step process: First, legislative study committees of city officials study the issues and propose policies to address issues. They assign priorities according to importance. Second, the leagues Legislative Committee reviews the policies and priorities and makes any changes the comittee members deem necessary. The Legislative Committee consists of the LMC Board of Directors and the chairs of the legislative study committees. Third, representatives of all member cities meet at the annual Policy Adoption Meeting to adopt the policies. Amendments to the policies are possible with a two-thirds majority of those voting on the issue. The policy statements and legislative proposals in this puLlication are the result of that process. They provide the LMC Board of Directors and staff vitS -- guidance when testifying before legislative committees and taking other actions with legislative or policy implications. Priority designation of the policy is in parentlinses at the end of the policy title. The study committees developed the priorities and the Legislative Committee reviewed them and, in some cases, modified them. The priorities give additional guidance to the LMC Board and staff in implementing the League's legislative program. "A" priority indicates a major issue, where the League would Introduce legislation or would wort: actively with other groups to seek new laws and regulations. "B" prior!ty Indicates items that are important to cities but where the. League would probably spend substantially less time unless the Legislature or other groups mounted a major effort to which LMC had to respond. while the League might initiate leg!slation on B priority items, these would be relatively non -controversial :terns, or those where most of the research has already been completed, licit priority indicates items where the League would respond only when other groups raise the issue.