Shape the League’s Legislative Platform: 报名 for 2024 政策委员会

The League welcomes members to join in discussing issues impacting their city and cities in general, and to help shape the League’s legislative policies and get involved with legislative issues. Hearing from cities around the state will be critical as the League shapes its legislative policies and priorities for the 2025 session.

Meetings will be hybrid format

一如既往地, the League is happy to host legislative policy committee meetings both in person at the League building in St. Paul as well as online via Zoom. Members are encouraged to participate in whatever format is most comfortable and convenient.

会议1

During the first meeting in July, each city official shares what issues are affecting their cities and what they would like the committee to address over the span of that year’s meetings. Officials are encouraged to look at specific policies and offer suggestions to change existing policies, 创建新的, 删除那些过时的.

League intergovernmental relations (IGR) staff will also provide a legislative update on the regular legislative session and any special sessions. Staff will also go through each legislative policy and explain whether it was addressed during the previous legislative session or special sessions. Staff and committee members will then discuss potential speakers for meeting 2.

会议2

At the second meeting in August, members will hear from guest speakers, including representatives from state agencies and interest groups, 立法者, 以及其他地方官员, to learn more about the issues that the committee has decided to focus on. The committee will also further offer and review draft changes to legislative policies.

会议3

During the third and final meeting in September, members will continue to discuss and make policy changes, and vote to approve draft legislative policies.

会议结束后

In October, the draft legislative policies will be circulated to members for their comments. 在11月, the League Board of Directors will consider member comments and vote on final adoption of the League policies. The approved policies will then be published on the League’s website in a document called the 2025城市政策. To get an idea of what to expect, you can view the 2024城市政策.

View the 2024 城市的政策 (pdf).

报名!

去年, more than 150 city officials from all around the state participated in the four committees that set the legislative policies for the League’s lobbying efforts. City officials that have served before and those that have never served are encouraged to sign up.

Sign up for a legislative policy committee.

Important note for members who served last year: If you have not already done so, please sign up to confirm your participation again this year, 即使你去年服过役.

PDF versions of packets will be emailed to members in advance of each meeting.

常见问题

Here are answers to some common questions for those considering participating in policy committees:

Who can be on a policy committee?

Current city officials and staff are eligible. 市议会成员, 市长, 城市管理人员, assistant 城市管理人员, 职员, 人力稳定的十大彩票网站人员, municipal 选举 officials, 公共安全人员, 工程师, 财务总监, 经济发展人员, and others have been members of the committees. Committee members can be new to their city position, 有多年的工作经验吗, 或者介于两者之间.

When and where are the meetings?

以下是2024年的时间表:

改善服务 Committee
周一早上: 7月22日. 9月19日. 16 | 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

改善本地经济 Committee
周二上午: 7月23日、8月. 9月20日. 17 | 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

人力稳定的十大彩票网站 & 资料实务委员会
周二下午: 7月23日、8月. 9月20日. 17 | 1:30-4 p.m.

改善财政未来 Committee
周三早上: 7月24日、8月. 9月21日. 18| 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

What topics does each committee address?

The topics include, but are not limited to, the following subtopics:

  • 改善服务: unfunded mandates, 环境要求, 选举, 宪章法律, 数据隐私, government innovation and cooperation, 公共安全.
  • 改善本地经济: growth management, 土地使用, 边界的调整, 住房, 运输, 经济发展, 和电信.
  • 人力稳定的十大彩票网站 & 数据操作: employment law, 劳动关系, 数据操作, 公开会议法, 人员, 和养老金.
  • 改善财政未来: municipal financial management, 财产税和其他税, 国家援助项目, and financial reporting requirements.

了解更多信息

还有问题吗?? Interested but not quite sure if you should sign up? Please contact League IGR Administrative Coordinator 泰德•本特森 at tbengtson@pinsun002.com or (651) 281-1242.

We look forward to you joining us!