03-28 Resolution No. 11342 RESOLUTION NO. 11342
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 have
been introduced in 2017 to date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, 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 City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 28th day of
March, 2017.
Pat Elliott, Mayor
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Elizabeth VanHoose, City Clerk