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--- -- - -- I " , 1 organizational structure and programs in response to financial realities and citizens' needs and .1 2 problems. Reforms, however, must be more than simply change for the sake of change or a 3 reshuffling of existing programs to appease the electorate. To be meaningful, reorganization and I 4 reassignments of governmental entities and services should save money where feasible, deliver I 5 improved services, serve essential needs and be equitably structured, Cities have and will continue 6 to pursue the use of cooperative agreements, the reevaluation of city programs and services, and I 7 changes to organizational structures. I " 8 Response: The federal, state, and county governments should: I 9 ensure that in redesigning, reinyenting or reassigning government services and programs . 10 that the appropriate level of service to citizens is evaluated and citizen demands and I 11 expectations are adequately addressed; I 12 . promote local efforts through incentives rather than mandates; 13 . communicate and establish a process of negotiation before shifting responsibility for -. 14 delivering services from one level of government to another or seeking to reduce service I 15 duplication; I 16 . transfer authority for use of revenues dedicated to such programs or provide appropriate 17 and adequate alternatives; I 18 . identify and repeal programs or discontinue services which are no longer necessary or I 19 which can readily and fairly be provided by the private sector; and 20 . employ existing government entities in redesign efforts rather than create new agencies or I 21 units. I 22 The League supports cooperative studies of the foHowing issues: ~ 23 . whether the enforcement of human rights laws can best be accomplished by a single state 28 League of Minnesota Cities I ,