Post by Logan on May 14, 2016 7:25:40 GMT -6
The Minnesota Senate overwhelmingly approved a menu of reforms to the hotly debated Metropolitan Council, changes that include staggering terms for council members and a more transparent selection process but still leave all 17 members up to the governor.
The Senate rejected what would have been a more dramatic change for the regional planning agency, voting down an amendment that called for elected city and county officials to serve on the Met Council.
The reform proposal authored by Sen. Scott Dibble easily passed the DFL-controlled Senate by a 41-21 vote.
Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, relied heavily on recommendations made by the Citizens League, a nonprofit policy group that came up with the concept of the Met Council 50 years ago.
Read more: www.startribune.com/senate-passes-met-council-reform-bill/378904101/
The Senate rejected what would have been a more dramatic change for the regional planning agency, voting down an amendment that called for elected city and county officials to serve on the Met Council.
The reform proposal authored by Sen. Scott Dibble easily passed the DFL-controlled Senate by a 41-21 vote.
Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, relied heavily on recommendations made by the Citizens League, a nonprofit policy group that came up with the concept of the Met Council 50 years ago.
Read more: www.startribune.com/senate-passes-met-council-reform-bill/378904101/