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Board signs joint MRC letter urging state relief from proposed cost shifts to counties
Summary
After attending a Minnesota Rural Counties (MRC) meeting, Hubbard County commissioners voted to sign a joint letter urging legislative leaders to avoid cost shifts to counties, asking for mandate relief and modernization support for SSIS.
Hubbard County commissioners voted to sign a joint letter drafted by the Minnesota Rural Counties (MRC) urging state legislative leaders to avoid shifting new costs to counties and to provide options such as mandate relief and modernization assistance for systems like SSIS.
Commissioners who attended the MRC meeting described the situation as “dire” and said counties would likely have to shoulder permanent cost increases if the legislature shifts program costs to local governments. The MRC letter asks legislative leaders to consider releasing some mandates, lowering requirements where appropriate and supporting modernization of the Statewide System (SSIS) to reduce county administrative burdens.
A motion to sign the letter passed by voice vote; commissioners said a single board letter would be stronger than individual submissions. The board directed staff to format the joint letter for signatures to be sent to legislative leadership listed in the MRC communications.
