HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 157-17 - RetainLocalControlSupport
RESOLUTION
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,
WHEREAS, more than two dozen bills that restrict local decision-making authority have
been introduced in 2017 to date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2017.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2017.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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