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as* contr3c:incT with other local units; contrkting with the private and non profit sectors and special purpose districu* pooling of labor for cfnciency and increased specialization: combining or centralizing Of fixed facilities ’ and inventories; joint purchasing and cooperative agreements. II.PURPOSE Tne Lake Minnetonka area cities recognize that more can be done in searching tor more etncicnt and effective wav^j to provide services, in finding the most appropriate service area for eacn rnunicipal service in developing more creative, cost-effective options for local otfcials m provading se.f-service. in developing determined levels of municipal services The overall goal of the Council ’s New Ventures in Delivering Government Services project is to assist III. SERMCES TASKS 3 01 Advisory* Grounds). Each participating city may appoint staff, elected officials and citizens to an advisory group. The .Advisory* Group may be asked to: • act to challenge assumptions throughout the study; • act as a liaison to the city councils; • continually ask: What are we doing? Why? Are there other, more effective ways to do this?; • review and comment on the first draft ot each report, • serve as a city aelegation to meet and review the final report and make recommendations on areas for their city council to investigate further; • make joint recommendations if service options involve more than one ctr/ (coordinated by Metro Council). 3.02 Steering Committee . .A steering committee whose purpose is to coordinate activit:^ of the project vvith the Metropolitan Council staff will be made up of the c.ty administrator/clerk; managers. 3 03 Data Collection. Work groups of four to six individuals will be formed by the stec.-mg committee to set the parameters for each study and to assist with the collection ot information and data. Each work group will include administrators and staff from t^he vanous cities who work in the area to be discussed and a possible outside consultant wt expertise in the area who is under contract with the Council. Metropolitan Council statf will taci.itate and coordinate the proceedings of each work group. Two specific services within each ot six areas will be studied each year. The six areas identified include: Building/Zoning'PIanning