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#% Subuftian iaicerece; ■■ <br />may 20 W. <br />eiryorOBONc <br />DATE: <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />May^l6, 1994 <br />Municipal Officials of Member Municipalities of <br />West Hennepin Human Services Planning Board <br />Dale Woodbeck, Chair <br />Board of Directors <br />Recently /ou received a postcard from us announcing that West Hennepin Human Services <br />Planning Board has changed its name to Suburban Alliance. This change came as a result of a <br />process which began in December of 1991 when our Board of Directors passed a Long Range <br />Plan which had as its goal that the organization review its name and image. <br />The first record we have of the need to change the name West Hennepin Human Services <br />Planning Board came in May of 1974 (20 years ago) when a group of city managers thought the <br />name was too long and we ought to think of a shorter name. <br />The Board came to this conclusion because they felt the name West Hennepin Human Services <br />Planning Board has outlived its usefulness to the organization. It has served us well for 20 years,, <br />but it is a confusing name that really doesn’t reflect the scope of our activities. Our new name <br />is based on being rooted in the suburban experience and the ability to bring that experience to <br />whatever level we work at: in state coalitions, in metro, state or federal advocacy. <br />We hope that you agree that the new name is more dynamic and certainly shorter and easier to <br />remember! Because our legal name comes from the Joint Powers Agreement among our 21 <br />member municipalities, the Board of Directors decided it would be too cumbersome to change <br />our name by getting each city to pass a resolution changing the Joint Powere Agreement. What <br />we are doing instead is "doing business as" Suburban Alliance while maintaining West Hennepin <br />Human Services Planning Board as our legal name We win, however, use Suburban Alliance in <br />virtually all situations except legal documents such as contracts. This change in no way changes <br />our relationship to our member municipalities. <br />If you or any n?ember of your City Council has questions about this change, please contact us, <br />and we will be glad to provide you with funher information. <br />I am enclosing^a copy of an information sheet on the name change, a press release regarding <br />the name change, and a program book develop for our 20th anniversary event this past March. <br />Thanks for your interest fn and continuing support of Suburban Alliance. <br />West HemefAi Human Services Pkmning Board