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COVID-19 and Cities
COVID-19 and Cities News and Resources Page
Recent News Releases
- League of Minnesota Cities hires Lisa Schaefer as new HR director
- League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust taps Jen Wolf to serve as deputy administrator
- League of Minnesota Cities elects several city officials for 2023-24 service on its Board of Directors
- City of Bloomington honored with a 2023 LMC Sustainable City Award
- Chatfield City Administrator Joel Young honored with 2023 LMC Leadership Award
- City of Roseville named a 2023 Sustainable City Award recipient by the League of Minnesota Cities
- City of Rosemount honored with 2023 LMC City of Excellence Award
- City of Wayzata Community Development Director Emily Goellner honored with 2023 LMC Emerging Leader Award
- City of Centerville honored with 2023 LMC City of Excellence Award
- City of Marshall Mayor Robert Byrnes honored with LMC’s top award for elected officials
- City of Brooklyn Park honored with 2023 LMC City of Excellence Award
- City of Nisswa Administrator Jenny Max elected as League of Minnesota Cities president for 2023-2024
- Minnesota Senate honors long-time LMC lobbyist Gary Carlson with commemorative resolution
- League of Minnesota Cities selects Luke Fischer as new executive director
- Minnesota students receive honors in Mayor for a Day essay contest
- LMC Executive Director Dave Unmacht to retire in May
- Long-time lobbyist Gary Carlson to retire from League of Minnesota Cities, Anne Finn promoted to director of Intergovernmental Relations Team
- View the LMC news release archive
LMC in the News
- Local Governments Hoping for a Voice in Legal Marijuana Plan (KNSI)
- How will Minnesota cities implement the cannabis bill, if it passes? (MPR)
- MN Local Government: Give Us a Voice in Marijuana Plan (Public News Service)
- A record number of Minnesota cities and counties are pursuing sales tax hikes: Here’s where – and why (MinnPost)
- Secretary of state recounts harassment of election workers; promotes protections in bill (Minnesota Reformer)
- Police disability retirements stressing communities, sending state pension costs soaring (Star Tribune)
- Bill would make cops get treatment before retiring early due to PTSD (Minnesota Reformer)
- Letter: Mental health of our first responders should be a state priority (The Forum)
- Joint oversight: Recreational cannabis bill amendment would give local governments some say on enforcement, licensing (MinnPost)
- Legal cannabis bill begins committee marathon in Minnesota Legislation (Bemidji Pioneer Press)
- Minnesota lawmakers debating marijuana legalization ask: Should the state or cities regulate it? (Star Tribune)
- The election changed the politics of crime; criminal justice reformers back on the rise (Minnesota Reformer)
- New Little Falls city pay schedule will create opportunities (Morrison County Recorder)
- DFL marijuana bill a Minnesotan twist on legalization (Minnesota Reformer)
- With St. Paul City Council approval, 1% sales tax proposal can move to state lawmakers (KSTP)
- St. Paul mayor’s plan to raise sales tax by 1% is no slam dunk (Star Tribune)
- Walz taps Marquart for Commissioner of Revenue (DL-Online)
- Twin Cities suburbs playing regulatory Whack-A-Mole with new THC products as session looms (Star Tribune)
- A home for the holidays (Mille Lacs Messenger)
- Cities, counties head back to Capitol, sales tax wish lists in hand (Minnesota Public Radio)
- Local government raise wages to keep up with Twin Cities labor squeeze (Star Tribune) Star Tribune
- Southern Minnesota legislators aim to tackle housing shortage in 2023 (Le Sueur County News)
- Forest Lake puts moratorium on hemp cannabis business (Forest Lake Times)
- Hermantown sales tax increase means investment in hockey, outdoor recreation (Star Tribune)
- Where and how can THC products be sold in Minnesota? (Minnesota Public Radio)
- Here’s how Minnesota cities and counties will spend $3.3 billion in federal COVID-19 aid (Pioneer Press)
- Twin Cities suburbs see wave of city manager retirements (Star Tribune)
- Lifting the burden: Initiative to help MN first responders with PTSD carry emotional load (KARE 11)
- House lawmakers consider grant program to spur housing rehab, development across state (Session Daily)
- A unified front on the opioid crisis (Star Tribune)
- Minnesota’s government salary cap remains point of frustration for local cities and counties (Savage Pacer)
Hot Topics (alphabetical)
Budget/Property Tax/Finance
- City revenue sources
- Budget Guide for Cities
- Local Government Aid 101
- Local Government Aid’s history and background
- MN Department of Revenue LGA Spreadsheet (xlsx)
- City property tax reports
- House of Representatives Nonpartisan Research Department resources on property taxes
Conflict of Interest
- Official Conflict of Interest
- Handbook for Minnesota Cities Ch. 22: Expenditures, Purchasing and Contracts
Data Practices/Data Classifications
- Minnesota Statute 13.82—Comprehensive law enforcement data classifications
- Data Practices: Analyze, Classify, Respond
First Amendment
Housing and Development
Human Resources/Personnel
- HR Reference Manual (City employment basics, hiring, discipline & termination, compensation, benefits, labor relations, personnel policies)
- Federal Health Care Reform/Affordable Care Act Resources