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THE PRIMARY AND PREDOMINATE. PURPOSES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />AND METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONS SHOULD BE TO COORDINATE THE PLANNING <br />AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA: TO PROVIDE: WITHOUT <br />NZEDLESS DUPLICATION THOSE AREA WIDE SERVICES WHICH ARE BEYOND THE <br />CAPABILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALLY AND <br />JOINTLY: TO PROVIDE AREA WIDE PLANNING WHERE NECESSARY WITH <br />COOPERATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS: AND TO FULFILL THE <br />REGIONAL REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES FOR GRANTS AND LOANS AS DIRECTED <br />BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS. <br />IV-B CRITERIA FOR EXTENSION OF METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION POWERS <br />::sere is a natural tendency of any organization to seek more <br />authority in both breadth and depth; therefore, increased <br />authority to the Council and its aiencie3 should contain carefully <br />considered specific direction. <br />ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE NOT MANDATED BY FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT <br />BUT MAY BE UNDERTAKEN THROUGH USE OF GRANT MONEY SHOULD NOT BE <br />PURSUED MERELY BECAUSE MOINEY IS AVAIL•ABLF UNLESS THERE IS A NEED <br />THAT MUST BE SATISFIED FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA AND <br />THEN SHOULD BE PURSUED ONLY AFTER A THOROUGH EVALUATION TO <br />DETERMINE WHAT ADDITIONAL LOCAL OR STATE EXPENDITURES ARE <br />NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY, hEACT TO THE FINDINGS OR <br />IMP:.EMENT A PROGRAM. <br />THE LEGiSLAT'JRE, IN GRANTING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ADDITIONAL <br />AUTHORITY TO UNDERTAKE AN ACTIVITY, SHOULD SPECIFICALLY STATE THE <br />AUTHORITY BEING GRANTED AND NOT INCLUDE GENERAL LEGISLATIVE <br />..ANGUAGE SUCH AS..."INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUCH MATTERS <br />AS..." <br />ANY EXPANSION OR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY <br />WHEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS EXISTS: <br />-THE SERVICE;, FUNCTIOX, . OR ACTIVITY EAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE NEEDED <br />AND IT CAN BE DEMO�N3TRAT£D THAT IT CANNOT BE EFFE`TIVELY OR <br />EFFICiENT;.Y PROVIDED OR ADMINISTEREi THROUGH EXISTING GENERAL <br />?URPOSE UN'.TS OF GOVERNMENT. <br />-INTERVENTION ON A REGIONAL BASIS 1S NEEDED FOR PROTECTION OF THE <br />REGIONAL INVESTMENT IN THE METROPOLITAN PHYSICAL SERVICE SYSTEM. <br />-THE SERVICE FUNCTION JR ACTIVITY IS MANDATED BY THE FEDERAL <br />GOVERNMENT. <br />:'J-C STRUCTURES, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING OF <br />METROPOLITAN SEEVIC,ES AND PROGRAMS <br />Tre Metropolitan wr,• , ,, ,L. _ i t;� <. ►,e >, <br />' ^y tt i :'at�rc <br />