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1� <br />amity of Elk River <br />Ver City CouncH <br />Resolution 18-20 <br />A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Supporting Local <br />Decision -Making Authority <br />WHEREAS, local elected decision -makers are in the best position to determine what health, <br />safety and welfare regulations best serve their constituents; and <br />WHEREAS, just like state legislative leaders, local elected officials are held accountable <br />through Minnesota's robust elections process; and <br />WHEREAS, ordinances at the local level are enacted only after a comprehensive, legal and <br />open process; and <br />WHEREAS, local units of government are required to publish notices about meetings where <br />policies will be discussed and decisions will be made; and <br />WHEREAS, under the state's Open Meeting Law, public policy discussions and decisions <br />must occur in meetings that are accessible to members of the public; and <br />WHEREAS, cities are often laboratories for determining public policy approaches to the <br />challenges that face residents and businesses; and <br />WHEREAS, preservation of local control in Minnesota has yielded statewide benefits such as <br />the 2007 Freedom to Breathe Act, an amendment to the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act; and <br />WHEREAS, more than two dozen bills that restrict local decision-making have been <br />introduced in 2017 and 2018 to date. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, RE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River, <br />Minnesota, as follows: This Council supports local decision-making authority and opposes <br />legislation that removes the ability for local elected officials to respond to the needs of their <br />businesses and constituents. <br />Passed and adopted this 2"d day of April 2018. <br />I <br />Jo J. Dietz; May <br />ATT— <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />r01EREI it <br />NAiUR� <br />