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programs or provide appropriate agreements and other. - and adequate alternatives. intergovernmental collaboration. . Strive to improve services, reduce · Explore methods for improving costs, and encourage innovations services, reducing costs, and in the delivery of services. encouraging innovative approaches to overcome barriers to · Acknowledge that services intergovernmental cooperation. - delivered through cooperative agreements do not always result in The League should: providing the public with reduced - costs. · Encourage cities and other units - of local government to explore Cities should: opportunities to negotiate which - unit should be responsible to fund I · Initiate discussions with state and and deliver services or collaborate other local units of government to on service delivery when identify burdens for taxpayers appropriate. . resulting from overlapping services as well as opportunities . Provide technical and educational \. for cooperation and collaboration. resources and opportunities for cities to overcome barriers to · Document and publicize efficient reaching cooperative agreements I and effective service delivery, and/or consolidation with other including use of mutual aid local units of government. I IMPROVING LOCAL ECONOMIES I LE-l. Workers' local government taxpayers of I Compensation providing benefits to employees. I Problem: Minnesota's workers' Solutions: In cases where Minnesota compensation has been identified by is less competitive than neighboring I business advocates as one of the states with regard to workers' primary impediments to business compensation costs, the Legislature expansion and job creation in our state. should act to adjust benefits, regulate I Cities and their officials are concerned insurance companies, or take any .. about the system's impact on economic necessary action to put us in line with development and on the direct cost to neighboring states. 1995 City Policies 7 I -