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practices, nepotism, procedures for awarding contracts, a code of ethics, etc. should be developed and implew, ted. THE AMM WOULD SUPPOPT LEA` SLATION WHICH RESULTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION Or UN.dORM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE METROPOLITAN AGENCIES (METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, MWCC, RTB, MTC). AN ADEQUATF!.Y NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING SHOULD BE HELD PRIOR TO FINAL ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM PROCEDURES. D-4 LOCAL - REGIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION MECHANISM One of the issues addressed by the Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Governance in its final report relates to thc. need for a mechanisrw whereby intergovernmental disputes in the metropolitan area can be resolved. Three governmental alternatives for dispute resolution; were considered: ;1) judical review; (2) adminiretrative procedure; and (3) legislative review. Persuaded that court proceedings are not the best means of settling mo-+ intergovernrrpntal disputes, the Commis— on focused most +' its tentior; upon the other two alternative... With regard 'mi trative proceedings, either of the rule -making or co: i case variety, the Commission concluded that they are etter suitec, o the :.eeds of governmental adversaries tha.. .ourtroom procee"ings. Reasoning that Administrative Procedures Act kAPA) proceedings are not generally appropriate to the types of functic^-� performed by metropolitan agencies, the Commission con;_,ided tho: the Legislature should apply the APA process only on a case-b;,-case basis after careful consideration. The Comp-i.ssion concluded that the third forum, the Legislature, is the orp r should be relied upon and that the ?.ef ' la' ure shout 1 cnn...'der means of improving, legitimitizing an,, ggularizing ac:cc.;s to t, legislative forum for dispute h:ch cannot Q^,�:)erly be led at the metropolitan level. shis end, the Ccr-::-Assion incicat.ed its support of proEram evaluaLjjCA as a method of exposing and resolving the policy issues which give rise to many such disputes. THE AMM BELIEVES :'HAT THE LEGIJ LATURE SHOULD NOT INTERVENE IN MOST METROPOLITAN LEVEL - LOCAL LEVEL DISPUTES, B91" 14�0 RECOMMEND THAT THE L.F:;ISLATURE: ESTABLISH AN ADMINISTRAT IVr- TY,-,E PROCEDURE BY STATUTE FOR LI:j*PU'iED CASES INVOLVING THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF METROPOLIAN LEVEL POLICIES IN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS INVO► VING A LOCAL .trNIT Oi r,OVFRNMENT. IV-E RAPID DEVELOPMENT IN COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THF. METROPOLITAN APEA inCreif e f r•t t !'