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League of Minnesota Cities <br />As you seek to increase your knowledge base, remember the Minnesota <br />Handbook for Minnesota <br />Cates. <br />Mayors Association. Your fellow mayors can be among your most important <br />resources! The Mayors Association offers a continuing education conference <br />League of Minnesota CitiesHR <br />each spring and maintains a listsery for mayors on the League of Minnesota <br />Reference Manual. <br />Cities website. In addition, never hesitate to ask city staff —these experienced <br />To join the mayor's listserv, <br />professionals can be another critical asset. Finally, the League of Minnesota <br />contact mhagenau@lmc.org <br />Cities has in-depth materials available on all the topics (and more) discussed in <br />this handbook. <br />Finally, this handbook concludes with sample documents that have been <br />referenced throughout the chapters. These are: <br />• The Minnesota Mayors Association Sample City Council Bylaws, Agenda <br />Request Form, and Summary Rules of Public Comment (Appendices A— C). <br />• The Minnesota Mayors Association Sample Rules of Order with a Summary <br />of Motions, Council Handouts outlining simple principles for making <br />meetings work and problem -solving hints, and (Appendices D and Q. <br />• A sample Code of Conduct and Statement of Values (Appendices F and G) <br />created by the League of Minnesota Cities Ethics Advisory Panel. <br />Many city councils find that adopting formal bylaws and rules of order is the <br />key to a successful working relationship between mayor and council. In <br />addition, the sample rules of order contain tips for running successful <br />meetings. <br />Minnesota <br />Mayors Chapter 1-43 <br />Association <br />