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<br />2 <br /> <br />Twin Cities’ Local Government Coalition <br /> Principles for Metropolitan Council Reform <br /> <br />The following principles were developed by a coalition of cities and counties in the metropolitan area, a <br />coalition created to advocate for reform of the Metropolitan Council. The group believes that an effective <br />Metropolitan Council should reflect the following principles, which were developed based on the group’s <br />core Statement of Belief (printed below). <br /> <br />STATEMENT OF BELIEF: <br />The Metropolitan Council, due to its taxing and policy authority, should be accountable to a regional <br />constituency of those impacted by its decisions. It should not operate as a state agency—as it does in <br />its current form—answerable to only one person, the Governor. <br /> <br /> <br />Principles for Metropolitan Council Reform: <br /> <br /> <br />I. A majority of the members of the Metropolitan Council shall be elected officials, appointed <br />from cities and counties within the region. <br />II. Metropolitan cities shall directly control the appointment process for city representatives to <br />the Metropolitan Council. <br /> <br />III. Metropolitan counties shall directly appoint their own representatives to the Metropolitan <br />Council. <br /> <br />IV. The terms of office for any Metropolitan Council members appointed by the Governor shall <br />be staggered and not coterminous with the Governor. <br /> <br />V. Membership on the Metropolitan Council shall include representation from every <br />metropolitan county government. <br /> <br />VI. The Metropolitan Council shall represent the entire region, therefore voting shall be <br />structured based on population and incorporate a system of checks and balances. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />