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CONTRACTORS Licensing of general trade contractors and various other activities has long been a local prerogative, and the mechanism for license review, issuance, and enforcement is already in place. The primary reason that local licensing has been successful and, therefore, maintained at the local level, is that inspection and enforcement personnel reside at the local level, know the area and activities, and are familiar with local ordinance and restrictions, thus providing better and faster enforcement. Suggestions have been made to form a statewide or metropolitan wide licensing authority and split the revenue among the licensing agency and various municipalities with the municipalities maintaining enforcement tasks It is questionable under this arrangement, if either the alter or municipalities would have enough funds to accomplish the respective tasks. In these times of economic stress it does not seem logical to increase participation in an area that has and is being handled effectively at the local level. Therefore, THE AMM STRONGLY OPPOSES STATE OR METROPOLITAN TAKEOVER OF GENERAL TRADE CONTRACTOR AND OTHER ASSOCIATED TRADE CONTRACTOR LICENSING. II-H UNIFORM BUILDING CODE The 1979 Legislature virtually eliminated the use of the mandatory uniform State Building code in outstate Minnesota by providing adoption by referendum or, a county basis. Where elections have been held, defeat has been overwhelming. The code has been in effect in the 7 county metropolitan area for several years and has been accep�ed and appears to be working as intended. Some citier; would like to see the standards increased, but recognize Lhe necessity of a uniform code and have no major objections to its use. In fact, even though some legislators have discussed elimination of its use in the metropolitan area, there does not seem to be any objections to its use from public bodies, the private sector, or general citizenry. THE AMM STRONGLY OPPOSES ELIMINATION OF A MANDATORY STATE BUILDING CODE IN THE SEVEN COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA. II -I MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL BOARD Since its organization, the Minnesota Municipal Board h;.s strengthened municipal government by providing a means for the orderly and intelligent evaluation of pruposed incorporations, consolidations and annexation: throughout the statf;. Recent additions and changes in the commission's authority in annexation and consolidation areas will encourage and foster an assessment Or thf' f ,.=r goverrimt'Tita l f ramework of c e r t :i i n k i - C`