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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 S12,500. <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 />