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B-2 EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT EVEN THOUGH THE EMPL(�tEE CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT WAS SET AT 8%,IN MANY FUNDS THIS IS NOT EQUIVALENT TO 40% OF THE NORMA,, COST. THE AMM URGES THAT THE CONTRIBUTION LEVEL BE SET AT 40% OF THE NOVMAL COST OF FINANCING THE BENEFITS EVEN IF THIS AMOUNT EXCEEDS 8% OF BASE SALARY. ANY INCREASE IN BENEFITS FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES INCLUDING ANY RESULTING DEFICIT, SHOULD BE FINANCED 5O% BY THE EMPLOYING CITY AND 50% BY EMPOYEES ON A CURRENT BASIS. II-C CABLE COMMUNICATIONS Nearly all of the cities in the Metropolitan Area have formed single or joint powers Cable Service Territories (CST) as have many of the cities in Minnesota outside the Twin City Area. The franchising process in progress in these areas range from totally served to under con:-truction to preparing RFP's for bids. Based on recent court decisions and pending Federal Legislation it appears that much of the control cities had in cable franchising, rates, and the cable product is being eliminated or transferred to the FCC and market place. However, the basic franchising process and issues related to system interconnects and regional. channel still remain state and local issues. C-1 CABLE FRANCHISE PROCESS Minnesota statutes provide a reasonable and flexible set of guidelines for municipalities to establish cable service territories even in a changing, federal environment. THE AMM BELIEVES THIS LAW HAS ALLOWED LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE I►?UT INTO AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY SERVICE AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE MODIFIED TO DIMINISH LOCAL CONTROL. C-2 METROPOLITAN<*EGIONAL CHANNEL NEEDS The 1973 legislature mandated a uniform regional channel be set aside, an entity to schedule programs and facilitate use of the channel be designated, and the cable board should prescribe rules for its operation and practi(:e which ;.hall insure that priority be given to public use of the channel. To date, minimal 'needs analysis' has been done to determine what type of programming should be pr:)vided or even if there is a real need or desire on the part of the general pudic an it relate:; to the cost ,f providing a regional channel capability. It may be that after definitive analysis there i., nct .sufficient ,u t.;fication, ever. In light of some of the special interest activists claims, for a regional charme 1 as mandated and that the Action mi i tit be to attempt t!, repeal the mand.ite.