2018-28CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: April 9, 2018 RESOLUTION NO: 2018-28
MOTION BY: McDonald SECONDED BY: Tiornhom
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 City Council of the City of Chanhassen,
Minnesota, 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.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 9'� day of April, 2018.
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Kim euwissen, uty Clerk Denny Latifenburger, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
Laufenburger Campion
McDonald
Tjonthom
Ryan