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1 Nevertheless, fireworks products can cause serious injuries and fire loss. The legal sale of . 2 consumer fireworks undermines fire prevention efforts. The sale and use of consumer fireworks 3 increases local public safety enforcement, emergency response, and fITe-suppression costs. 4 5 Response: The League opposes legislation that would further relax the ban on the 6 sale and use of consumer fireworks. The League supports a repeal of the 2002 law that 7 relaxes the ban on the sale and use of consumer fireworks. 8 9 SD-19. 911 Funding (AH) 10 11 Issue: Routine maintenance and improvements to 911 services increasingly force cities 12 and other local units of government to use local revenues as state funding fails to keep up with 13 the need for adequate training dollars and the system upgrades needed to comply with FCC 14 requirements for cell phone automated location identification technology. 15 16 In 2002, the Legislature capped the 911 surcharge at 33 cents. While increasing the 17 amount allocated to the Dept. of Administration, 911 centers did not receive an increase 2003 or 18 2004. The currenl surcharge does not adequately meet the cost of operating the current local 19 public safety answering points (PSAPs), and does not address future funding needed to meet the 20 cost of installing new technology. In addition, the Legislature removed the authority of the 21 commissioner of the Dept. of Administration to set the amount of the surcharge, thereby creating 22 serious concerns about how to meet the requirements of advances in technology and ensure the 23 future dependability of a statewide 911 system. . 24 25 Response: The League supports an increase in the 911 surcharge for upgrades and 26 modifications to local 911 systems, maintenance and operational support, and dispatcher 27 training. The Legislature should also restore the commissioner of the Dept. of 28 Administration's authority to establish the surcharge amount. 29 30 SD-20. Racial Profiling (AF) 31 32 Issue: The League recognizes that where racial profiling exists it must be eliminated. The 33 League supports action by the state of Minnesota to fund and implement effective and 34 meaningful responses to racial profiling that will effectuate fair treatment of all people. 35 36 Response: The League supports a meaningful and effective response to the concerns 37 of residents that police traffic stops reflect an objective demonstration of probable cause to 38 believe that a law has been violated. All members of the community must have confidence 39 that each member of the community is being treated fairly and respectfully, and that the 40 race or ethnicity of the driver is not used as a factor in deciding to stop a motor vehicle. 41 The League supports training programs to support these goals and recommends that the 42 state of Minnesota develop, fund, and present such training programs to aU law 43 enforcement agencies in the state. 44 45 The League opposes the mandatory collection of traffic stop data as being . 46 counterproductive and ineffective in adequately responding to those members of our 47 communities who do not feel a part of the community by virtue of their concerns about 30