Policy Report: Government
Government
2010’s
- Getting From Here to There: Funding Transit in the Region (February 2017)
- The Metropolitan Council: Recalibrating for the Future (May 2016)
- Edina Budget Workshop Findings (December 2011)
- Edina Budget Workshop Findings (December 2011)
- Letter to Legislators: Judicial Selection (February 2010)
2000’s
- Report on Redistricting to the Humphrey Institute (January 2009)
- Statement on Judicial Selection (April 2008)
- Getting Online Government Back on Track: How Minnesota Can Capture Savings and Improve Customer Service (February 2003)
1990’s
- Regional Challenges and Regional Governance (April 1993)
- Results for Citizens, Options for Officials
- Report summary
- Reform the Election Process: Restore the Public Trust (May 1992)
- The Party Caucus: An Inquiry (April 1991)
- New Regional Approaches to Library Services: Long Overdue (February 1991
- 1991 Legislative Summary (1991)
1980’s
- Commentary and Suggestions on Selected Legislative Issues (February 1988)
- The Public’s Courts: Making the Governor’s Nominating Process Statutory(January 1988)
- State Civil Service: People Make the Difference (June 1986)
- Power to the Process: Making Minnesota’s Legislature Work Better (September 1985)
- The Metro Council: Narrowing the Agenda and Raising the Stakes (June 1984)
- The Region’s Infrastructure: The Problem Isn’t What You Think It Is (May 1984)
- Homegrown Services: The Neighborhood Opportunity (November 1983)
- Statement: Proposal for May as Non-Voting Member of Council (August 1983)
- Statement on the State Budget (April 1983)
- A Positive Alternative: Redesigning Public Service Delivery (March 1982)
- Long-Term Spending Issues for 1982 (January 1982)
- Letter to Joint Legislative Commission: Metropolitan Council (November 1981)
- Statement to the Minneapolis Charter Commission (June 1981)
- Statement on the Proposed Legislative Study of the Metropolitan Council (April 1981)
- Enlarging Our Capacity to Adapt: Issues of the 1980s (August 1980)
- Three Proposed Amendments to the Minnesota Constitution (August 1980)
1970’s
- Memo: Collective Bargaining for Public Employees (April 1979)
- Testimony before the Minneapolis Cable Communications Commission (March 1979)
- Initiative and Referendum: “No” For Minnesota (February 1979)
- A Risk-Shared Basis for Pensions: How Taxpayers and Employees Can Benefit Through Greater Sharing of Responsibility for Public Pensions (December 1978)
- Knitting Local Government Together: How a Merger of City-County Functions Can Provide Better Local Services for Twin Cities Citizens (September 1978)
- Community Plans for City Decisions (June 1978)
- A Strategy for Federal Urban Policy: The Activation of State Law-Making (March 1978)
- Public Meetings for the Public’s Business (September 1977)
- Letter to Metropolitan Council about Appointments to Metro Transit Commission(June 1977)
- Statement: An Elected Metropolitan Council (March 1977)
- Statement: Recommended Position on Minneapolis City Charter Reform (October 1976)
- Statement: Changes to the Role of Mayor and Coordinator (July 1976)
- Broaden Opportunities for Legislative Service (May 1975)
- More Contributions and Smaller Contributions: Public Regulation of Financing Local Political Campaigns (December 1974)
- CL Urges Yes Vote on the State Constitutional Amendments Nov. 5 (October 1974)
- CL Position on Vote for Minneapolis Government Reorganization (October 1974)
- Statement to the Minneapolis Charter Commission (August 1974)
- A Better Role for Consultants (April 1974)
- Local Government in a Time of Transition (February 1974)
- Statement: Citizens League Opposes Concentration of State Power in Metropolitan Reorganization (February 1974)
- Overcoming Obstacles to the Purchase of Service (January 1974)
- Statement to the Task Force of the Minneapolis Charter Commission (July 1973)
- Statement on June 12th Referendum on Capital Improvements in Minneapolis (1973)
- Statement on Metropolitan Affairs (January 1973)
- Statement on Citizens League Library Study (January 1973)
- Statement on Legislative Coordination (December 1972)
- Why Not Buy Service? An Alternative System for the Delivery of Public Services(September 1972)
- Statement: Metropolitan Council Structure and Operations (July 1972)
- Metropolitan Issues and Metropolitan Organization (March 1971)
- Suburbs in the City: Ways to Expand Participation and Representation in Minneapolis Government (May 1970)
1960’s
- Statement on the Amendment Concerning Liquor Patrol Limits (June 1969)
- Who Will Help Us Get Action? A Proposal to Answer the Appeal for Political Leadership in Solving the Problems Confronting the City of Minneapolis (April 1969)
- Another Quiet Crisis: Public Employment (December 1968)
- Organization for State Policy Making: Twenty-nine Proposals for Strengthening the Minnesota Legislature (February 1968)
- Statement: Suggested Criteria for the Chairman of the Metropolitan Council (June 1967)
- Legislative Procedures Committee Interim Report (May 1967)
- Statement on Amendment Concerning Liquor Patrol Limits (May 1967)
- A Metropolitan Council for the Twin Cities (February 1967)
- Needed: An Areawide Civic Organization Specializing in Metropolitan and Local Government Affairs (November 1966)
- Summary of Comments and Proposals on Areawide Governmental Problems(November 1966)
- Proposed Amendment 21 (the Finance Amendment) to the Minneapolis City Charter (October 1966)
- Hennepin County Government Reorganization (December 1966)
- Statement on Proposed Charter Commission Amendments (June 1966)
- City of Minneapolis Proposed Wage & Benefits Increases for Police & Fire (April 1966)
- Needed Improvements in Voting Procedures (March 1966)
- Procedures for Selectiong an Assessor for Minneapolis (May 1965)
- Hennepin County Need for a Uniform Merit Personnel System. (May 1965)
- Future Role of the Metropolitan Planning Commission (May 1965)
- Statements from March 11, 1965 and April 15, 1965 on City Structure (April 1965)
- Local Consent Requirements to State Law (April 1965)
- The Minnesota Municipal Commission: Where Now? (March 1965)
- Minneapolis Public Library Services & Facilities (March 1965)
- Recommendations for Changes in Veterans Preference Hiring (Minneapolis & Hennepin County) (February 1965)
- County Home Rule Charters (November 1964)
- City of Minneapolis Restructuring of City Government (January 1964)
- Legislation to Change the 1958 Constitutional Amendment Requiring “Local Consent” for Special Acts Passed by the Legislature (May 1963)
- To Establish a Legislative Research Committee for Hennepin County (April 1963)
- Twin Cities Metropolitan Planning Commission Proposed Mill Levy (April 1963)
- Minnesota Municipal Commission (March 1963)
- Statement on Minneapolis Charter Revision Proposal (February 1963)
- Reapportionment of Hennepin County Commissioner Districts (November 1962)
- City of Minneapolis Guiding Policies for Processing Liquor Licenses (October 1961)
- City of Minneapolis Library System’s Organization and Operation (July 1961)
- City of Minneapolis Library Board Need for Additional Revenue (May 1961)
- Proposed Minneapolis Charter Amendment 18: Addition of Ex-Officio Library Board Member to Board of Estimate and Taxation (May 1961)
- Commenation on Glen Lake Sanatorium (May 1961)
- Proposed Legislation on Local Consent Required on Special Acts of the Legislature (May 1961)
- Proposed Amendment to the Home Rule Enabling Act (April 1961)
- City of Minneapolis Changes in Issuing Liquor Licenses (April 1961)
- Charter Amendment to Establish Minneapolis City Council Administrative Officer(March 1961)
- Proposed Legislation on Local Consent Required on Special Acts of the Legislature (March 1961)
- Reapportionment of Hennepin County for the Election of County Commissioners(February 1961)
- Report and Recommendations on Proposed Minneapolis Zoning Ordinance(September 1960)
- Guidelines for Selecting a New Executive Director for the Metro Airports Commission (February 1960)
- City of Minneapolis Procedures for Issuing Liquor Licenses (January 1960)
1950’s
- Recommendations to Apply in Selecting a New Minneapolis City Assessor (July 1959)
- Proposed Charter Amendment to Increase the Minneapolis Library Board’s Property Tax Power (May 1959)
- Feasibility of Public Library Branches in Elementary Schools (May 1959)
- City of Minneapolis Consequences of Hold Orders (March 1959)
- Tax and Finance Provisions of the Minneapolis City Charter (April 1959)
- Municipal Building Commission (April 1959)
- State of Minnesota Daylight Saving Time (February 1959)
- City of Minneapolis Liquor Licensing Recommendations (January 1959)
- Recommended Changes in Veterans Preference Hiring (January 1959)
- Resolution on Amendment 1: Local Approval of Special Legislative Acts (January 1959)
- Resolution on Amendment 1: Majority Votes on Charter Issues (January 1959)
- City of Minneapolis Employees Uniform Wage Policies (November 1958)
- Code of Fair Campaign Practices (May 1958)
- Progress Report: Hennepin County Budget (April 1958)
- Commending Minneapolis City Council on Establishment of Wage Policies(January 1958)
- Constitutional Amendment 1: Home Rule Bill (October 1957)
- Proposed Charter Changes for Minneapolis City Government (October 1957)
- City of Minneapolis Inspection Services (August 1957)
- Resolution to Establish uniform Wage and Salary Policies for Minneapolis (July 1957)
- Citizens Interview Program Charter Reform for Minneapolis (April 1957)
- Relationship Between Minneapolis and Hennepin County Libraries (March 1957)
- Amendment to Minneapolis City Purchasing Ordinance (February 1957)
- Letter Regarding Appointment of New Charter Commission of Minneapolis(February 1957)
- Resolution on Minneapolis City Finances (February 1957)
- Analysis of Minneapolis City Government: Suggestions for Reorganization(November 1956)
- Revision of the Local Government Provisions of the State Constitution (November 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Employee Suggestion Systems (March 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Charter Amendment 14 (February 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Organization for City Planning (January 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Suggested Principles of Charter Improvement (January 1956)
- Supplemental Report on Minneapolis Library Site (October 1955)
- City of Minneapolis Annual Report (September 1955)
- Voters Guide (June 1955)
- Voters Guide (May 1955)
- Mayor’s authority Library Brd membershipCity of Minneapolis Amendments to Charter re. Terms of Office (April 1955)
- Minneapolis Public Library Building Needs (March 1955)
- Minneapolis City Council Insurance Practices(March 1955)
- Proposed Revision of Constitutional Provisions on Local Government (February 1955)
- Voters Guide (October 1954)
- Voters Guide (September 1954)
- Minneapolis Services and Expenses (May 1954)
- A Fact Sheet Terms of Office for Aldermen and Elected Executive Officials (May 1954)
- A Report on State and Local Veterans’ Preference Laws (April 1954)
- A Report on Proposed Programs for Management Improvement and Work Simplification Training for the City of Minneapolis (March 1954)
- Organization Chart of Minneapolis City Council (1954)
- Citizens League Survey of City of Minneapolis Personnel Policies (October 1953)
- Report on the Use of New Office Machine Technology for Voter Registration and Billing Procedures in Minneapolis (June 1953)
- Report from the Candidate Review Committee on Candidates Running for Public Office (April 1953)
- Voters Guide (May 1953)
- Report on Minneapolis City Council Committee Structure Under a 13-Man Council (April 1953)
- Statement of Policy and Procedures for Reporting on the Qualifications of Candidates for Public Office (March 1953)
- Study of the Minneapolis Licensing Ordinances; Recommended New Regulations and Hiring Practices (December 1952)
- Citizens League Position Opposing Constitutional Amendment 5: Redistribution of Motor Vehicle Receipts (September 1952)