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CHARTER 3 Bylaws of the Ramsey County League of ARTICLE II—MEMBERSHIP Local Governments Section 1.MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. CHARTER The cities of Arden Hills,Falcon Heights, Adopted January 1988 Gem Lake,Little Canada,Lauderdale, Amended December 1992 Maplewood,Mounds View,New Brighton, Amended December 1994 North Oaks,North St.Paul,Roseville,St. Amended December 1996 Anthony,St.Paul,Shoreview,Vadnais Amended December 1997 Heights,and White Bear Lake,the town Amended December 1998 of White Bear,Ramsey County,water- Amended December 2000 shed districts,soil and water conserva- Amended December 2001 tion districts,school districts and all other Amended December 2003 governmental subdivisions lying in whole or Amended November 2007 in part within Ramsey County,are hereby Amended November 2009 empowered to participate in the organiza- ARTICLE I—NAME&PURPOSE tion of the Ramsey County League of Local Governments and to be members thereof. Section 1.NAME. This organization shall Any unit of local government or other gov- be known as RAMSEY COUNTY LEAGUE ernmental subdivisions as hereinabove de- OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS(RCLLG). scribed in Ramsey County shall be entitled Section 2.PURPOSE. The purpose of this to membership in RCLLG. Membership organization shall be: in RCLLG shall be certified by resolution (a) To foster and enhance cooperation of the governing body of each unit of local and coordination among units of local government,and filed with the Coordinator government,as defined in Minnesota State of RCLLG. Laws 1961,Chapter 728,in Ramsey Coun- Section 2.The immediate Past President of ty in order to increase the effectiveness, RCLLG,if no longer serving as an elected efficiency and economy of the delivery of or appointed official in Ramsey County,may public services to the residents of said units serve in the capacity of immediate Past of local government; President and may be a member of RCLLG (b) To promote the joint and several inter- without the payment of dues. ests of its Member Organizations through Section 3. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. Any research into local governmental issues in civic organization within Ramsey County, Ramsey County and the useful application and any present or former elected or ap- of the results of this research of said issues; pointed government official from within (c) To collect,study and disseminate Ramsey County,may be extended the information to Member Organizations and privilege of Associate membership in associates. RCLLG upon payment of dues. Associate members may attend all meetings,but shall (d) To encourage the coordination of have no voting rights. planning and physical development activi- Section 4.WITHDRAWAL OF MEMBER- ties in Ramsey County. SHIP. Any Member Organization may (e) To provide Member Organizations withdraw from the RCLLG for the following with a better liaison with each other,units of year upon a written notification by October local government in adjacent counties,the 15 to the RCLLG Coordinator. Metropolitan Council and other metropolitan ARTICLE III—BOARD OF DIRECTORS agencies,and the State Legislature and state agencies;and Section 1. BOARD MEMBERS. Each (f) To work closely with the League of Min- Member Organization of RCLLG shall nesota Cities,the Association of Metropolitan appoint through its regular appointment Municipalities and other organizations and process two elected or appointed officials to associations in the interests of the Members. serve as a Board Member and an Altemate