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General Government <br />Metro Cities supports local control to allow or prohibit handguns and other <br />weapons on city -owned property. <br />2-D 911 Telephone Tax <br />Public safety answering points (PSAPs) must be able to continue to rely on state 911 <br />revenues to pay for upgrades and modifications to local 911 systems, maintenance and <br />operational support and dispatcher training. <br />Metro Cities supports state funding for technology and training necessary to <br />provide the number and location of wireless and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) <br />calls to 911 on computer screens and transmit that data to police, fire and first <br />responders. <br />2-E 800 MHz Radio System <br />Metro Cities urges the Legislature to provide cities with the financial means to <br />obtain required infrastructure and subscriber equipment (portable and mobile <br />radios) as well as provide funding for operating costs, since the prime purpose of <br />this system is to allow public safety agencies and other units of government the <br />ability to communicate effectively. <br />Metro Cities supports the work of the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board <br />(previously the Metropolitan Radio Board) in implementing and maintaining the <br />800 MHz radio system, as long as cities are not forced to modify their current <br />systems or become a part of the 800 MHz Radio System unless they so choose. <br />2-F Building Codes <br />Thousands of new housing units are constructed annually in the metro area. Structural <br />and water intrusion problems have surfaced in many houses and commercial buildings <br />built in the last 20 years. These problems have resulted in dissatisfied homeowners and <br />conflicts among the state, builders and cities. <br />Metro Cities supports an equitable distribution of fees from the Construction Code <br />Fund, with proportional distribution based on the area of enforcement where the <br />fees were received. Metro Cities further supports a .joint effort by the state, cities <br />and builders to collectively identify appropriate uses for the fund, including <br />education, analysis of new materials and construction techniques, building code <br />updating, building inspector training, and development of performance standards <br />and identification of construction "best practices." <br />Metro Cities supports including the International Green Construction Code as an <br />`optional appendix' to the State Building Code to allow cities to utilize appropriate <br />12 2016 Legislative Policies <br />