ITEM 5.4 Resolution 2017-291
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-29
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 have been
introduced in 2017 to date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OTSEGO 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 Otsego City Council this 27th day of March, 2017.
MOTION to Adopt made by Council Member ____________ and seconded by Council
Member _________________.
CITY OF OTSEGO
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Jessica Stockamp, Mayor
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Tami Loff, City Clerk