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<br />. <br /> <br />Rreworks provision approved by full House <br /> <br />Anne Finn <br /> <br />After hours of intense debate, the full <br />House passed a measure that would <br />allow limited sale and personal use of <br />fireworks in periods around July 4th <br />and New Year's. The measure, approved <br />81 to 52, had been added to a less con- <br />troVersial bill relating to volunteer fire- <br />fighters (SF 2960) during a hearing in <br />the House Ways & Means Conunittee. <br /> <br />4M Fund update <br /> <br />In summary, the provision would: <br />. Require purchasers to be at least <br />18 years old and to sign a waiver. <br />. Places where fireworks would be <br />sold would have to be free-standing <br />and licensed. <br />. Novelty fireworks, such as sparklers, <br />snaps, and snakes, could be sold <br />year-round at retail stores. <br /> <br />An ilMlSl:ment alternative sponsored by the League of Minnesota Cities <br /> <br />The 4M fImi <br />The 4M Fund is a short-term invesnnent option designed specifically for Minnesota <br />municipalities to provide safety, daily liquidity, and a competitive yield. Services and <br />benefits include free checking. no minimum balance requirement, the tlexibility to <br />establish multiple sub-accounts for specific purposes,ACH payment capabilities, and a. <br />lockbox for state-aid payments. <br /> <br />April 1.5, 2002 <br /> <br />.... <br />411 <br />4/2 <br />4" <br />414 <br />4/5 <br /> <br />- <br />-. <br />1..38% <br />1.38% <br />1-31'1% <br />13S" <br />1.37% <br /> <br />till""" <br />- <br />1.39% <br />1.39% <br />1.39% <br />1.38% <br />1.38% <br /> <br />The 411 PII. fInI <br />The Plus Fund is a complementary money mat:k:et option designed to provide safety and <br />an enhanced yield when compared to the traditional4M Fund.The PLUS Fund requires <br />that you maintain deposits for at least 30 days with a 24-hour adv.mce withdrawal notice. <br /> <br /> April1..s, 2002 <br /> - r - . <br />- -. - <br />411 1.44% 1.45% <br />412 1.45% 1.4fl% <br />413 1.46% 1.47% <br />4/4 1.44% lA3% <br />415 1.46% 1.47% <br /> <br />.,.... ......,-. <br /> <br />Daily ~ cottIp01Uldil:.g, 1iee ciJe<:fUng, Aut<Unated Clearing Hou:re t4.CH) paymem .,..._lUld m--r <br />eduClltion:aJ opporhlDid._ _ amoUC tJr...mce. oJfer...t by dUI Fultd. For DWrtI iidOonatiou, pleue caD Pat Hartio <br />(phanU@woyageur.net) otVoyageut" A.......v~ gr-- at (800) 553-2143 or (612) 376-7017. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />After an amendment offered by <br />Rep. Wes Skoglund (DFL-Minneapo- <br />lis) failed, which would have removed <br />the entire fireworks provision Jiom the <br />bill, the Honse approved an amend- <br />ment offered by Rep.Andy Dawkins <br />(DFL-St. Paul) that would allow local <br />governments to put restrictions on <br />fireworks, such as limiting the hours of <br />use, but not prohibiting the use of <br />fireworks, during designated periods. <br />The original Senate fireworks bill <br />was defeated in conunittee and was <br />later narrowed to a "sparklers-ouly" <br />bill. The narrowed version was referred <br />to the Crime Prevention Conunittee <br />and was never heard. It is unclear <br />whether the Senate will concur with <br />the provision. <br />OneoftheLeague~k~ative <br />policies opposes the legali23tion of <br />fireworks for public safety reasons. <br />Fireworks have been illegal in Minne- <br />sota fur more than 60 years. I: <br /> <br /> <br />Receiving duplicates? <br /> <br />Incorrect addresses? . <br /> <br />New person in position? <br /> <br />Let us know. Please conlact <br />Jeanine Hopp at the League of <br />Minnesota Cities about <br />duplicates, deletions, and <br />incorrect addresses. Note the <br />desired changes and we'll <br />streamline our database. <br /> <br />Please e-mail jhopp@lmnc.org, <br />call (651) 215-4030, orfax <br />(651) 215-4144. <br /> <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />l1t'IC Cities Bulletin <br />