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Metropolitan Development Guide. The Development Framework chapter of the <br />guide presents the Counctl°s basic policy on citizen participation, and <br />identifies actions necessary to support the policy. <br /> <br />I <br />m <br /> <br />POLICY: <br /> <br />THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL WILL SEEK OUT BROAD COIvI~IIJNITY <br /> INVOLVEMENT DURING ALL OF ITS POLICY-MAKING AND <br /> I~LEMENTATIN DECISIONS AND WILL ENCOURAG6 OTHER GOVERN- <br /> I~NTAL UNITS TO DO LIKEWISE. <br /> <br />SUPPORTING ACTIONS: <br /> <br />m <br /> <br />1. Providing advance information on upcoming activities and <br /> decisions to interested and affected persons and groups. <br /> <br />Utilizing advisory con~ittees that are representative of the area <br />and of interested and affected citizens. <br /> <br />m <br />m <br /> <br />Using Council standing coe~ittees to provide an opportunity for <br />full public discussion of all matters coming before the Council. <br /> <br />Conducting public hearings and meetings, and taking other actions <br />that will provide for discussion of alternatives at interim <br />points in the plan preparation and policy development process. <br /> <br />m <br /> <br />Encouraging continuous educational programs to enable local <br />government officials, con~nunity organizations and citizens to <br />study, review and become informed of the workings and activities <br />of the Metropolitan Council. <br /> <br />Conducting public hearings and meetings at different times and <br />places to maximize the opportunity for persons and groups to <br />con~unicate with the Council. <br /> <br />7. 'Encouraging local governments and citizen organizations to <br /> establish ongoing relationships with the Council through personal <br /> liaison and task forces that will enable them to work closely <br /> with the Council in the formulation and improvement of plans and <br /> policies. <br /> <br />Encouraging and assisting other governmental agencies to carry <br />out coernunity involvement programs that will provide local <br />government and other public officials, affected co~nunity groups <br />and individuals the opportunity to be involved in the preparation <br />and implementation of plans and programs. <br /> <br />In addition, several other chapters of the Metropolitan Development Guide <br />contain citizen participation policies for particular Council programs. <br /> <br />Health <br /> <br />All people have the right and responsibility to participate in <br />decisions that will affect their health or the. cost of their <br />health care. <br /> <br />Health care providers will be encouraged to participate in the <br />planning process as advisors and as the intermediaries through <br />whom necessary changes in the health systen will be implemented. <br /> <br /> <br />