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.~ 1993 SESSION WRAP-UP METRO & LOCAL GOVERNMENT InnovatIon & Coooeratlon - A board with Realonal Governance Study - Several bills powers to grant exemptions from mandates designed to revamp and strengthen the Met- for local governments and school districts ropolltan Council and associated regional was approved. G rants for trend-setting coop- agencies were introduced, but no consensus erative and consolidation efforts were funded was reached. The interim study will not only with a $1.2 million appropriation, which was address the regional structure, but will also less than the Governor had requested. Ve- broadly explore the relationships between toed in the Omnibus Tax Bill. Passed in governments at the local and state Jevel. second Tax Bill. Included in the second Tax Bill. Severance Pay - Known as the "golden para- Llaht Rail Transit - Procedures for planning chutes" bill, highly paid public employees will and design of light rail transit are set up. be limited to six months' pay at termination, Separate legislatlon includes $200,000 In stale plus benefits and vacation pay in response to funding to be leveraged with larger amounts recent high-profile cases. The legislation, from counties to match federal funding. sought by the State Auditor, also prohibits . personal use of publicly owned vehicles. MlnneaDolls Residency Reaulrement - The Annual budget summaries by local govern. City of Minneapolis, school district, library ments are required. Public hearing proce. board and park board will be allowed to enact dures for removal of city managers are set up. residency requirements for new public em- ployees. The legislation is Intended to help ComDrehenslve Choice Houslna - Under reverse loss of middle-class families to the authority of the Metropolitan Council, suburbs suburbs. A similar bill sought by St. Paul employing exclusionary zoning practices in failed in committee. Now awaiting the Gover- the Twin Cities area would be targeted. The nor's signature. goal is to distribute life-cycle housing through- out the region, including affordable housing. Strenathened Aarlcu/tural Preserves - The As part of the proposed Metropolitan Commu- high cost of urban assessments that do not nily Stabilization package, the bill included benefit farmers near the Twin Cities urban future LGA and HACA penalties for communi- service area (MUSA) trigger fcrced sales to ties refusing to plan for choice housing. Under developers, The original legislation only threat of a veto, penalty provisions were partially protected farmers from urban en- removed on the Senate floor. Now awaiting croachment. The strengthened Agricultural Governor's signature. Preserves Act should shield farm properties from all kinds of urban assessments. . II J - -