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Section 2. Strategic Planning. The l.eaeue shall reuularlv undertake a comprehe nsive stratecic planning process to develop goals and objectives that achieve the purposes of the League as described above. ARTICLE in Membership Section 1. Membership. Any Minnesota city munic ipality in ih # gtni o nf !Umm..rT^tn and any towmshi p having the powers of a statutor>’ city under Minnesota Statute Section 368.01 or other Minnesota general or special law mav. by proper action of its governing body and the payment of current member dues, become a member of the League, sholl be eligibl e t^memb ership in the Leagu e. Wh erever the word municipality is us ed in this const itution, it shall mean “city or urban town.” Section 2. Termination of Membership. Membership in the League is terminated or suspended whe never a member withdraws bv giving written notice to the Leaeue nr wh en a member fails to pav dues, fees or assessments established and required bv the b.caRue Board of Directors. Wh en a tmio io ipol iiy h «»miTUMi n mftmhar thi*? League, onv o fficial or officials of such municipa lity by the normal appointm ent procedure of such mun ioipolity may be come o dclcgot e or delegates to any official meeting of this Lcoguc; provided that th e mayor of such munic ipality shall b e c.k officio a delegate to the conv entions of th e League. Section 3. Any member -munic ipality which that has shall have failed to pay rts-dues_\vithin 180 davs of the becinninc of the League ’s fiscal year by-tlie first of January fol lowing th e due date, shall be stricken from the membership roll. Section 'll Any memb er in -good standing may withdraw from th e Leagu e at any time uptmoffi cial w ritten not ice, and shall receive a pro rata refund of its an nual dues payment. Section 3.S; Pclc2ates. Anv ofllcer or employee of a member mav upon payment of applicable fees and charge s, participate in League procrams and serx ices and shall be elicible to be a delegate at anv official League mceiimi. Section 4. Voting Privileges. Onlv members shall be entitled to vote at meetint?s of theXeauue. Each member is entitled to one vote on all matters. Fac^h member shall be thc^ole determiner of which of its delecates mav cast a vote on its behalf, except that the mayor of a member citv. if present, shall be the member citv\s voting delegate in the absence of a decision of the member city to the contrarx-. It. at any regulor-of -special meeting, thr ee fourths of the memb ers of th e League vote in favorof dissolution of th e Leagu e of Minn esota Cities, the Leogue shall be dissolved-within 90 days of th e date approving such action.