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r , �l <br />.������� <br />Ci� Legislative Program Policy � <br />, <br />PURI'OSE <br />BCCausc ci[i�.� arc a creation ofd.t state, municipal rights and responsibilities usually rc�uirG Icgislativc <br />support to amcnd, add to or to climinate those d�tics ]t is thc intent o fthc City Council of thc City o f <br />Roscvillc to approach such issucs i n a positive and proactive manncr and to support changcs which it <br />bclicvcs to bc i n the 6csE intcrest of [hc community lt is the intcn[ of thc Council to takc steps which <br />mak4 it vcry cicar to all parties, what thc City's position is on ar�y proposcd cha�gcs and how st,aff has <br />bccn dircctcd to respond. <br />SCOPE <br />T�Iti scnpc ofthis policy is to ii�iudc sp�cific, ttitl] thought-out cliai��cs initiated by thc Council and <br />issucs which have bcco brought forth by citiz�ns or groups rcprescnting4ilirs such as the t�(ational <br />Lcaguc of Cities. L�aguc of Min��esota Citics, thc L.c�;islativc Municipal Cc>mrnission,,rnd the <br />Association of Metropolitan Citics. Thc Council wi II also intend to rc�ictv and respond appro�riatclv to <br />an}� ad hnc issucs, �v�iich may arisc at thc I i`� hour of a Icgislativc, congressional or county scssion. <br />POLICY <br />It is the policy of the Cit�� o f Roscvillc to provide a positive rolc of Icadcrsl�ip on Icgislativc issucs which <br />mav afiec[ thc Comrnu��itv and to articulate cicarly what tk�at position, Ifany, n�a}� bc. <br />IMPLEMENTATION <br />Thc City Council ofthc City of Roscvillc will mcct at lcas[oncc annually, in an pp�� work session or in <br />3is official mccting, to discuss any Icgislativc issucs which may bc dccmcd to affcct Ehc Community and <br />rcquires a s[aEcd position In addition to initiatcd legislation, discussion «•ill ii�cludc arrSr pending or <br />propc�scd Icgislativc issucs which rna}• bc at cithcr thc County, 5tatc, or National Lcvcl. 'i'Cc intcnt o f tl�c <br />annual scssion is to outlii�c thc Cbuncil's of�cciaE position of such issucs and to instruct sfi�ff i n thcir: <br />rcl�lcc� work. � • ' . <br />Thc Council may mcct ak otllc,r ti�nes as may bv rcquircd to respond to Icgislativc or county, issucs which <br />arisc on a Eton-scf�cdu[cd basis <br />� <br />