HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-077 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2017/04/17RESOLUTION NO. 17-077
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
WHERE, AS,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 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ST. LOUIS PARK that this Council supports local decision-making authority and opposes
leg s tio
n that removes the ability for local elected officials to respond to the needs of their
theirbu. ine es and constituents.
Administration:
Manager
Attest:
Me4isa Oen�ne� City Clerk
Adopted by the City Council April 17, 2017