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Panel approves amended bill requiring certain cities and counties to maintain and publish policies and procedures; cities' groups oppose
Summary
The committee adopted technical and scope amendments to House File 554, voted to re-refer it to the Judiciary Committee, and heard opposition from the League of Minnesota Cities, which argued the proposal would be duplicative and impose undue costs on local governments.
The House Election Finance and Government Operations Committee on March 3 approved amended language to House File 554 and voted to re-refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee after debate about scope, administrative burden and whether the requirements are duplicative of existing law.
Chair Quam said the bill’s intent is to increase transparency by requiring local governments to maintain and make available policies, procedures and certain operational details so that residents and staff have a…
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