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association of <br />metropolitan <br />munici'palitiee <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />JUL 5 1990 <br /> ...... <br /> <br />July 2, 1990 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />David Hartley - City Administrator <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />1991 DUES FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES <br /> <br />(AMZ) <br /> <br />The AMM Board, in accordance with the By-Laws, is responsible for <br />establishing the Annual Budget and Work Program and setting the <br />corresponding membership dues rate. The process for 1991 is more <br />complicated due to the impact of the recommendations contained in the <br />final report of the Mission and Membership Services Task Force which <br />you recently received under separate cover. The Board voted at the <br />June 28th Board Meeting to recommend implementation of the major <br />Mission Task Force recommendations. Implementing the major Task Force <br />recommendations, including the additional staff person has a total cost <br />of about $38,000 which would result in a 19% dues increase for member <br />cities over the 1990 dues paid. Consequently, the 1991 AMM dues for <br />Ramsey based on this decision would be $2,795 and I would ask you to <br />use that amount when preparing your 1991 budget. <br /> <br />The Board recognizes that this is a large increase but believes it is <br />essential for several reasons detailed in said report including the <br />following: <br /> <br />The need for the AMM to become more proactive and visible in <br />helping set the metropolitan agenda. We need to be 'there' to <br />represent the ~4M member cities adequately at the Council. We need <br />to have a staff person there 12-15 hours per week. Increased <br />responsibilities at the legislature have made it impossible for our <br />small staff to maintain that kind of commitment. <br /> <br />The AMM also needs to increase its presence at the State <br />Legislature. The AMM has been 'spread to thin' with the number of <br />policy issues involved and with outstate groups promoting tax <br />policies detrimental to the collective interests of metropolitan <br />area cities, the AMM staff needs to increase the amount of time it <br />can spend 'one-on-one' promoting AMM policy positions. We also <br />need to hold metropolitan legislators more accountable to the AMM <br />agenda. <br /> <br />183 university avenue east, st. paul, minnesota 55101 (612)227-4008 <br /> <br /> <br />