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Suburban Alliance —^Proposed Action Steps Leeal ♦ Suburban Alliance Board of Directors continues to act as legal entity authorized to take actions necessary to close agency ♦ City Councils dissolve joint powers agreement and therefore the organization Financial ♦ Conduct independent preliminary review and audit of agency to determine exact financial status ♦ Close out existing contracts; finalize emergency service arrangements with Hennepin County for remainder of 1996 and first six months of 1997. ♦ Settle lease issues ♦ Collect debts owed organization ♦ Sell assets ♦ Finalize outstanding obligations (debt and close-out costs) and submit payment obligations to Joint powers cities by December 31, 1996. ♦ Conduct independent final audit of Suburban Alliance ♦ Collect outstanding financial obligations from Joint powers cities Logistical ♦ Establish agency close date of December 31, 1996. Office closes September 30,1996. ♦ Inventory physical assets/sell phycicd^ assets ♦ Provide information/assistance to employees ♦ Retain current office manager to assi'jt in coordination for agency close ' ♦ Begin discussions with Hennepin County about new human services planning and coordination structure for western Hennepin County Public Relations ♦ Western Hennepin Human Services Planning Board (a.k.a. Suburban Alliance) created in 1973 by cities in western Hennepin County to provide human services planning and coordination ♦ Suburban Alliance has pro vided valuable service to the citizens of western Hennepin County, but is no longer a viable organization ♦ Recommendation to close Suburban Alliance difficult for cities to make ♦ Cities and Hennepin County remain committed to human services planning and coordination; this is still an important need ♦ Exciting opportunity to work with Hennepin County to develop human services planning and coordination which meets today’s needs in western Hennepin County