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SINC- TH`.: PREi IOU'S REPORT; AND DISCUSS REASONS FOR INCREASES IN US'' :ES WF i' SUCK' TNCREASES EXCEED "AE INFLATION RATE:. THE LEG. ,AnRE SA D HOLD 'HEARINGS' ON F .iCH REPORTS AND ALLOW FOR PUBL.0 COMMENT. C) LEGIS!,ATIVE FOCUS THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD ESTABLISH A CENTRAL P'''NT OF FOCUS WITHIN THE. LEGISLATIVE STRUCTURE TO ENHAN%,E INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT. THE PREFERRED METHOD WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH STANDING COMMITTEES IN BOTH HOUSES WHICH FOCUS ON METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS AND ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF METROPOLITA.-N GOVERNANCE. ALL PROPOSED ,E��ISLATION PERTAINING TO THE AGENCIES OF METROPOLITAN GOVERNANCE WOULD BE REVIEWED IN THESE COMMITTEES IN ADDITION TO THE NEW ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED IN IV-D-1. D-2 PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY Tne Association also believes that the metropolitan agencies should be more accountable to the residents served by zuch agencies. :;rest election of agency members might improve accountability brat it would probably resii'. t in a genera: purpose metropolitan level of government which ,e AM,'-'. opposes. ii.e AM,M relieves tr...`. a revised appci.ctmf-nt pi ocess is necessary to e-...;.r,ce i _+: "c ac ountab i 1 i ty and re _ to the res:eats ant local officials in the metropolitn:. urea. .HE LEGISLATURE. S'f011Lp I,IPROVE TuC APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR MEMBERS OF THE MEi '•'OPOLITAN COUNCIL AND ThE MWCC, RTB AND MF'OSC. Th- APPCi:;TMFNT F:+i10ESS, AS A MINIMUM, SHOD'..D INCLUDE: A REQUIREMF •" FOR A SPECIFIED FI1. 1NG PERI('D FOR FACH VACANCY; REQUIREvE FOR AN ADEQU*TE:.Y NOTICE^ tI:-I"LIC HEARING IN EA'. D:STRli "' F0 WHICH AN APPOINTMP'�'T IS 'r) BE MADE INCLUD'' v^.ITEFA FO-y SELECTION, C4NUIDATE DAMES AND QUALIFICATIONS. QUIRMENT THAT 0 LY PF'°SANS WH- HAVE 'ILED DiT';hE FIL1.. :7KIOD ARE E'.I6IBLE iV„ APPOINiMENT; .ND aU,RF.MENT Fi,:. %bi1NGFUL INVOLVEMENT -8R'�: LOCAL OFF lr ,,A1.:i AND ,..,GIJi.ATORS FROM JISTRICT TN WHICH THE APPOTNTMENT IS TO BE MADE. LOCAL .-FICIALS ::HO;,_D NOT BE PRECL'ID::.` In*" SERVING oN THE ,ZTh,;PO' ITAN COUNCIL. D•3 UNIFORM,, ADMI`iISTRATIVE PPO ; DURES - MF,;ROPOL.ITAN AGENCIES ne Governs: ' Comm sn i o,, rev iew t► MWCC 'fade sever,_ rccommendationc, iith administrative type prorlem;. a!sociated wit`; the M'wi (_ is possible that jome of these ;.roblems may also lie intersnt ir. tt,e other metropolitan type agencie3 These zencie. ill hive one `teas in common their b,:werni.ng bodies:, ... :a seIs.,teda L.) appointment and are not directly I- ..i...Cly to the resi d- rAn cf the metropolitan area. Uniform n13tra• ive • rocedurc .. c,oi.c ur•r.irig : ,ch thin,.:s as personne: