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General Government <br />destabilizewater systemsand couldleadtocontamination ofthewatersupply. <br />MetroCitiessupportscurrentlawauthorizing citiestoregulateandprohibittheplacement <br />of private wells within municipal utility service boundaries and opposes any attempt to <br />remove or alter that authority. Metro Cities supports funding that can be used to cap <br />private wells. <br />2-OOrganizedWasteCollection <br />Cities over 1,000 in population are required by law to ensure all residents have solid waste <br />collection available to them. A city can meet the statutory requirement by licensing haulers to <br />operate in an open collection system, authorize city employees to collect waste, or implement <br />organizedcollection throughoneormultiplehaulerstoincreaseefficiency,reducetrucktraffic <br />andcontrolcosts toresidents. <br />Metro Citiessupportscurrentlawsthatallowcitiestoworkwithexistinghaulerstoachieve <br />the benefits of organized collection or investigate the merits of organized collection without <br />the pressure of a rigid timeline and requirement to pass Òan intent to organizeÓ at the <br />beginning of the discussion process. Metro Cities opposes any legislation that would further <br />increase the cost or further complicate the process cities are required to follow to organize <br />waste collection or prohibit cities from implementing, expanding or using organized waste <br />collection. Metro Cities supports state funding to local governments to increase the <br />availabilityofmaterialandorganicrecycling. <br />2-PElectionAdministration <br />Citiesplaya criticalrole inmanaging and ensuringtheintegrityofelections.Anychangesmade <br />to election laws should not place undue financial or administrative burdens on local <br />governments. Metro Cities supports reimbursement by the state to local units of <br />governmentforanycostsassociatedwithchanges toelectionlaws. <br />MetroCitiessupportslawstoincreaseefficienciesin administeringabsenteeballots,to <br />reduce the potentialfor errorsandtoimprove absentee ballotingprocesses. <br />State laws that allow the filling of municipal vacancies by special election on one of four days <br />specified in law, can create logistical and financial challenges for municipalities. Metro Cities <br />supports changes to state laws that allow sufficient flexibility for municipalities in <br />addressingvacanciesinmunicipaloffices. <br />MetroCitiesfurthersupports: <br />Lawsallowingin-personabsenteevoterstoplacetheirballotsinasecuretabulator, <br />andstatutorychanges toallowthisfor thedurationofabsenteevoting; <br />Establishinganearlierdeadlineforendingin-personabsenteevoting; <br />2022 Legislative Policies <br /> 17 <br /> <br />