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<br />I <br />. <br />"1 candidates; clarifies restrictions on locating campaign signs within 100 feet of polling places; <br />I 2 and allows cities more flexibility in appointing and compensating election judges. <br />I 3 SD-7. Local Election Authority <br />I 4 Issue: Legislation that overrides local authority to establish the schedule of city elections and <br />I 5 the terms of office for local elected officials diminishes the regard for and the role of local self- <br /> 6 government, particularly when it restricts cities' authority over elections or disregards home rule <br />I 7 authority for local elections. <br />I 8 Response: The legislature must not set limits on the number of terms local elected officials <br /> 9 may serve, particularly when those terms have been established by the electorate through <br />I <br /> 10 their home rule charter. State policy on uniform elections should continue to recognize and <br />"1 uphold local authority to schedule city elections in November of either even- or odd-numbered <br />I 12 years. <br />I 13 SD-8. City Costs for Enforcing State and Local Laws <br />I 14 Issue: Cities experience substantial costs enforcing state and local laws, panicularly those <br />I 15 related to traffic, controlled substances, and incarceration of prisoners. The current method in our <br /> 16 criminal justice system of recovering costs for law enforcement and prosecution through fines is <br />I 17 insufficient to meet the costs incurred by local governments. <br />I 18 Response: The legislature should review this issue and adopt measures that provide for <br /> 19 complete reimbursement of the costs incurred by local governments in enforcing state and <br />~.o local laws. Solutions which should be considered are include the following: <br />I <br />I 1997 City Policies 35 <br /> , <br />