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LRRWMO Meeting Minutes May 19, 1994 Page 2 JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT -UPDATE FROM MEMBER CITIES Weaver announced that the City of Anoka has approved the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) as submitted. Haas noted that Andover has already adopted the previous JPA, prior to recent revisions, and he will place the revised JPA on the Council agenda once Ramsey and Coon Rapids have approved it. The Administrative Secretary informed the Board that the JPA is on the Coon Rapids Council agenda for May 24, 1994, but it may be tabled due to concerns expressed by the Ramsey City Council. Jankowski reported that the Ramsey Council objected to the voting rights of various members based on the percentage of LRRWMO dues (Coon Rapids dues equal 2% of the budget and they have one full voting right -equal to other member cities who pay a higher percentage). Jankowski explained that the Ramsey Council has asked him to approach the LRRWMO to request reconsideration for a proportionate voting share based on percentage of dues paid. He noted that the LRRWMO Attorney has indicated that this is legally possible. Jankowski then reviewed data provided by Andover staff regarding the operating cost contributions and voting privileges of other WMO's in the Metro area. It was noted that virtually all WMO's use an equally split scheme of voting (1 member = 1 vote). Only Central Ramsey WMO has modified voting privileges according to monetary contribution (St. Paul receives 2 votes while the other 3 members receive only 1 vote). Jankowski agreed that assigning voting privileges strictly proportional to contribution would not be workable since it would put Coon Rapids in a position where their vote would be minimal. Weaver commented that he appreciates what Jankowski and the Ramsey Council are saying; however, he felt the LRRWMO was fortunate to have the County's largest city involved, one that has a very sophisticated staff and huge resources which they readily make available to the LRRWMO. Weaver pointed out the work done by Coon Rapids on the JPA, and that while their actual dues may be an insignificant percentage, their staff participation is a much larger contribution. Weaver asked if Ramsey felt the LRRWMO had placed them under a hardship since they are the largest financial contributor and there is not a proportionate voting power. Jankowski stated he felt the LRRWMO member cities have worked well together in a spirit of cooperation to uniformly enforce the standards of the WMO, but the Ramsey Council is expressing some concern based on dues and voting privileges.