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GLP-5. Mandates (B) (cont'd) <br />audits, and newspaper publications. Sppaial bills to address this <br />problem on an ad hoc basis have not provided a permanent or <br />statewide solution to these problems. <br />The League therefore supports the continuation and improvement of <br />legislation which requires the state to adopt a policy of deliberate <br />restraint on its mandated programs. This includes providing a <br />mandatory fiscal note identifying local government costs on any new <br />mandated programs when they are introduced in the iegislature, and a <br />statement of compelling statewide interest to accompany all state <br />mandates. The League further supports the recently adopted Governor's <br />Advisory Council on State .nd Local Reiations recommended guidelines <br />for mandating for the legislative and executive branches. <br />Revenues or alternative revenue producing m6charisms, other than the <br />general property tax subject to levy limits, must accompany new <br />mandates. Also, the legislature should repeal obsolete, unnecessary, <br />and unduly restrictive mandatory laws and rules. <br />GLP-6. Purchasing Authority of Plan B Managers (B) <br />The League supperts changing the purchasing authority of city <br />managers in Flan E cities from $21000 to conform to the figures in t <br />the Uriform Municipal Contracting 7,,. <br />Currently the law allows Plan B city managers to make purchases under <br />$1,000 without council approval. This provision has not been changed <br />for many years and inflation has seriously eroded the utility of the <br />provision. The la.4 should be amended to increase the figure to the <br />dollar amounts in the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law which allows <br />purchases under $15,000 to be made relatively easily. r <br />GLP-7. Government Training Service Funding (B) <br />The League supports continued state financial funding for the <br />Government Training Service. <br />The Government Training Service (GTS) has been invaluable in <br />maximizing training opportunities while minimizing training costs for <br />local government off``-cials and staff over the past ten years. Both <br />the need and the demand for services are greater than ever during <br />these times of tight budgets. <br />GTS continues to respond on behalf of all local jurisdictions in <br />Minnesota by developing innovative, low-cost alternatives and <br />exploring cost-effective delivery systems. The legislature should <br />continue state financial support for GTS. <br />- 25 - <br />