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A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LOCAL DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY
WHEREAS,local elected decision-makers are in the best position to determine what health,
safety and welfare regulations best serve their constituents; and
WHEREAS,just like state legislative leaders, local elected officials are held accountable through
Minnesota's robust elections process; and
WHEREAS,ordinances at the local level are enacted only after a comprehensive, legal and open
process;and
WHEREAS,local units of government are required to publish notices about meetings where
policies will be discussed and decisions will be made;and
WHEREAS,under the state's Open Meeting Law,public policy discussions and decisions must
occur in meetings that are accessible to members of the public;and
WHEREAS,cities are often laboratories for determining public policy approaches to the
challenges that face residents and businesses;and
WHEREAS,preservation of local control in Minnesota has yielded statewide benefits such as the
2007 Freedom to Breathe Act,an amendment to the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act;and
n WHEREAS,more than two dozen bills that restrict local decision-making have been introduced
in 2017 to date.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OAK
PARK HEIGHTS that this Council supports local decision-making authority and opposes
legislation that removes the ability for local elected officials to respond to the needs of their
businesses and constituents.
ADOPTED by the Oak Park Heights City Council this day o _ �r ,2017.
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