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Rationale: The Board believed that since the League Board is a representative governing body, elected by the Members, the need to have a vote of the Members before going forward with a dues increase was contrary to the very philosophy that we have advocated against at the legislature. Moreover, members of the Board felt that the super* majority approval requirement, combined with prior written notice to the Cities, may actually provide members with greater input and protection in the dues setting process. Finally, they felt the fact that there are annual Board of Directors* elections, combined with the authority of Members to initiate a Constitutional amendment, provides sufficient authority to protect the Members from unreasonable Board action. The delayed effective date of this particular amendment recognizes the fact that authority for dues adjustments for the current year was already provided by member action in 2000. Article V Board of Directors Chang-Section I: The section on the composition and makeup of the Board of Directors has been changed to provide for specific Board seats for Minneapolis, St. Paul, The Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, and Minnesota Association of Small Cities. Right now, this is provided for through Board policy. The section has also been modified to make it clear that if any of the individuals holding these seats become oflicers, the entities do not then get an additional seat on the Board. Finally, an obsolete provision dealing with independent contractors has been removed. Since the Board election process is already underway for the current year, it is recommended that this change take effect for elections occurring in June, 2003. Rationale: The section on Board composition was changed to eliminate current ambiguity over the distinction between officers and other directors. The Board also thought it would be more appropriate to recognize in the Constitution - rather than Board policy - the Board commitments to Minneapolis, St. Paul, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities and the Minnesota Association of Small Cities. These were viewed as core governance issues that ought to be reflected in the organization's governing document. The document also clarifies the question of whether these entities get another seat on the Board, if the entity's representative becomes an officer. The Board believed providing a city with more than one seat on the Board unduly limits the type of broad representation that cities would want to see on the Board of Directors. Finally, the deletion of the reference to independent contractors is meant to eliminate a provision put in to deal with a specific situation that is no longer relevant. Change-Section 3. Specific reference to the existence of a Nominating Committee has been provided. Rationale: Since the Board election process relies so heavily on a Nominating Committee, it was important to reference the existence of the Committee in the Constitution. Change-Section 4. The process for filling Board vacancies has been clarified to provide that a vacancy in the office of Second Vice President will be filled by Board appointment from among the members of the Board. The provision has also been changed to provide that