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Cooperation of civilian witnesses and crime victims with the prosecution will be <br />lost, particularly in domestic abuse cases, due to the remote location and <br />increased waiting time, and <br />Prosecution costs will potentially increase if each city ’s cases are spread between <br />more courtrooms. <br />t <br />WHEREAS, suburban cities recognize the real need to cut costs at the district <br />court level; and <br />WHEREAS, suburban cities are themselves struggling with proposed cuts in their <br />own state funding; and <br />WHEREAS, suburban cities wish to cooperate with the District Court in <br />analyzing other alternatives that could avoid shifting the court ’s budget cuts to the cities. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of <br />Orono, Minnesota that: <br />I.The City Council opposes the closure of any suburban courthouse because of the <br />consequences listed above. <br />2.The leadership of the Hennepin County District Court is requested to immediately <br />provide accurate budget and statistical information to the suburban cities and to <br />meet cooperatively to examine possible solutions to the proposed funding cuts. <br />3.The City Administrator and the City Attorney are authorized to cooperate w’ith <br />other suburban cities in creating a task force of representatives to meet with the <br />Court. <br />4.The City Clerk is directed to provide copies of this resolution to the Chief Justice <br />of the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Chief Judge of the Heimepin County District <br />Court, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, the Hennepin County <br />District Court Administrator, and the other suburban cities in Hennepin County. <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />I