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METRO CITIES <br />"Metro Cities <br />works effectively <br />to make sure <br />Metropolitan <br />Council members <br />consider the <br />effects of regional <br />decisions on <br />urban, suburban <br />and rural <br />communities." <br />— Deb Barber <br />Metropolitan Council <br />Member, District 4 <br />SummerlFall 2019 <br />Dear City Official: <br />On behalf of the Metro Cities Board of Directors and staff, thank you for <br />your membership in Metro Cities. <br />Since its inception in 1974, the mission of Metro Cities (Association of <br />Metropolitan Municipalities) has been to represent the shared interests of <br />cities across the metropolitan region at the Legislature, Executive Branch <br />and Metropolitan Council. The association is unique in its representation <br />of metropolitan city interests at the Metropolitan Council, and monitors <br />and responds to the scope of Council policymaking. Legislative policies are <br />developed by member city officials and cover a wide range of policy issues <br />that are significant to metropolitan communities. <br />Metro Cities also serves as a forum for city officials to learn from each other <br />and find productive solutions to shared problems. A recent communications <br />audit of the association confirmed that city officials value opportunities to get <br />to know each other, to learn about other communities' challenges and needs, <br />and to have opportunities to share information and best practices. <br />Thank you for your time and engagement with Metro Cities. Whether it is <br />through a policy committee, attending a regional forum, the annual meeting, <br />metro regional meeting, or other events, your involvement is vital, and <br />carries with it benefits for your city and for cities across the region, in finding <br />common ground and advancing shared interests and priorities. <br />Metro Cities is committed to providing excellent service to its members, under <br />its core values of stewardship, partnership, quality, integrity, and leadership. As <br />the newly elected President of Metro Cities, that mission has my full support. <br />Thank you again for your membership and participation. <br />Sincerely, <br />Mark McNeill <br />City Administrator, Mendota Heights <br />2019-2020 President, Metro Cities <br />