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ARTICLE III <br />The purposes of the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities shall <br />be to: <br />1. Serve as the primary representative of the collective interests <br />of all metropolitan cities on metropolitan wide issues and state <br />vide issues with unicrue metropolitan significance. <br />2. Promote collaborative problem solving efforts between and among <br />cities, the State, the Legislature, private interests and other <br />public interests. <br />3. Effectively express in a unified voice, policies concerning the <br />structure, powers and other matters relating to municipal <br />government for the municipalities in the metropolitan area to <br />the Legislature, Metropolitan Council and agencies, LMC, media and <br />cities. <br />4. Serve as a forum through which all municipalities or groups of <br />municipalities may develop and propose policies and positions on <br />matters of concern to the metropolitan municipalities and develop <br />strategies for advocating those policies and positions. <br />5. Serve as a forum for the interchange of ideas and information <br />among municipalities in the metropolitan area and to foster <br />intermunicipal cooperation. <br />6. Assist member cities to resolve disputes with other cities and <br />agencies. <br />7. Develop and provide, either alone or in concert with the League <br />of Minnesota Cities or other organizations or agencies, programs <br />of technical assistance to member municipalities. <br />8. Establish specific prioritized agenda, including Legislative <br />proposals, to address member community needs. <br />9. Foster, generate and promote information and data concerning the <br />problems and issues and proposed solutions affecting municipal <br />government in the metropolitan area to the State Legislature, in <br />particular, and to the public at large. <br />10. Enhance eneeurage the effectiveness iapreveaent of <br />municipal government in the metropolitan area by holding <br />conferences and by fostering pertinent research projects. <br />?T-To-work-eioseiy-with-the“fceague-o£-Minnes6ta-eities-in-the <br />intercsts-of-aeabers-of-this-Assoeiatien-of-Metropoiitan <br />Munieipalitiesr <br />11. Coordir\ate the efforts of AMM members to promote their interests <br />within the League of Minnesota Cities. <br />-5-