The MAT Legislative & Research (L&R) Committee develops, reviews, and recommends legislative actions on behalf of townships.
The L&R Committee as a whole is called the General L&R Committee.
DATE: Friday, September 13, 2024. Registration opens at 9:00 AM, and the event is 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. View Tentative Agenda.
LOCATION: Holiday Inn, 75- 37th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301
COST: $90 per delegate, which includes program expenses, printed materials, refreshments and lunch. Spouse/Guest lunch is $20.
Refunds will be made to those who have mailed/emailed a request within 30 days of the event. Fees will be refunded less a $10 processing fee.
LODGING: If you wish to make a hotel lodging reservation, please book directly with the Holiday Inn. There is no MAT room rate.
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REGISTER: Registration is available onsite at 9:00 AM. Pre-registration closed Monday, September 9.
The MAT Legislative & Research (L&R) Committee develops, reviews, and recommends legislative actions on behalf of townships. The L&R Committee as a whole is called the General L&R Committee. The L&R Committee meets during the fall after the district meetings have concluded; and during the Association’s annual meeting.
The General L&R Committee includes five subcommittees:
• Environment
•Government Operation
•Taxes
•Transportation
•Annexation.
The subcommittees review, research, and recommend solutions or resolutions for legislative action. No motions passed or recommendations made at the subcommittees become MAT legislative initiatives until they are passed by the General L&R Committee.
Any township official who registers for the L&R Committee meeting is eligible to vote on all actions pending before the General L&R Committee and any subcommittee. Only one vote per county is allowed on each subcommittee.
FORM: Resolution Documentation Form (2024 version coming soon)
Resolutions are adopted by two different methods:
The deadline for submission of all resolutions shall be one week after the conclusion of the last District meeting each year, which is published in the MAT Calendar.
Each resolution is reviewed by MAT staff and the MAT Board to determine if it should be forwarded to the L& R Committee for consideration.
A proposed resolution must be germane and directly related to the function of town government or the exercise of town powers (express or implied) or the carrying out of the duties, functions, or responsibilities of town officials (elected or appointed) and not specifically local in nature.
September Meeting: At the September meeting, each L&R subcommittee considers each resolutions submitted to it and vote on whether to recommend resolutions be forwarded for approval by the full L&R Committee.
At the general session of the L&R Committee, each resolution is taken up for consideration and revision. After discussion is complete, the Committee votes on whether a resolution should be recommend for approval by members at the MAT Annual Meeting. Resolutions approved by the L&R Committee are published in the Fall issue of the Minnesota Township Insider.
Annual Meeting: If the motion is approved by a majority of those voting on the resolution at the annual meeting, the resolution is then deemed adopted and made an official legislative initiative of MAT. If a majority of those voting on the resolution do not support the motion to adopt, the resolution does not become a legislative initiative.
Fall L&R Meeting – Held after the conclusion of the District meetings, this is an educational working meeting. The L&R Committee reviews resolutions submitted from county units, District meetings, and individual Townships.
MAT’s Annual Meeting. MAT members vote on the legislative resolutions recommended from the L&R process. Each township official from member townships in good standing is eligible to vote on all resolutions. This location varies each year.
Additional meetings may be called as determined necessary by the Board President.
