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EXTRACI' OF MINUI'ES OF MEEI'ING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ROSEVILLE, MINNESOl'A - HELD AUGUST 14, 1978 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular rreeting of the City Council of the City of Foseville, Minnesota was duly held at the City Hall in said City on MJnday, the 14th day of August, 1978, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. 'llie follCMing rrembers were present: Mayor D:mos, Councilnen Anderson, Kehr, Franke and Curley and the follCMing were absent: None Councilman Franke the follCMing resolution. introduced and rroved the adoption of RESOLUI'ICN NO. 6712 WHEREAS, the City of Richfield has initiated a lawsuit contesting the conpulsory binding arbitration provisions of PELRA (City of Richfield vs. Local No. 1215, International Association of Fire Fighters and State of Minnesota, Intervenor), and WHEREAS, this lawsuit is currently under appeal to the Minnesota Suprerre Court, and WHEREAS, the PELRA binding arbitration provisions delegate fundanental decisions regarding the kind, extent. and cost of governrrental services to private, politically unaccountable individuals, and WHEREAS, cities in Minnesota have generally had poor experience with these binding arbitration provisions in that decisions have been unfair, inflationary and detrirrental to the collective bargaining process, and WHEREAS, other viable, rrore fair and just alternatives do exist to the PELRA binding arbitration provisions; NCW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of th City of Roseville, Minnesota, as follCMS: 1. 'lliat this city supports the City of Richfield in this lawsuit and directs that a copy of this resolution of support be filed with the league of Minnesota Cities. 2. 'lliat the sum of $100 is hereby authorized to be paid to the league of Minnesota Cities to assist in financing the cost of appealing this lawsuit to the Minnesota Suprerre Court.