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1950's | 1960's and 1970's | 1980's through present
1950's
- Recommendations to Apply in Selecting a New Minneapolis City Assessor (July 1959)
- Proposed Charter Amendment to Increase the Minneapolis Library Board's Property Tax Power (May 1959)
- Feasibility of Public Library Branches in Elementary Schools (May 1959)
- Position on Creating a Minneapolis Independent School District (May 1959)
- City of Minneapolis Consequences of Hold Orders (March 1959)
- Tax and Finance Provisions of the Minneapolis City Charter (April 1959)
- Municipal Building Commission (April 1959)
- To Include Minneapolis in the Hennepin County Park Reserve District (March 1959)
- Establishing a Medical Examiner System (February 1959)
- City of Minneapolis Act to Create a Modified ISD (January 1959)
- State of Minnesota Daylight Saving Time (February 1959)
- City of Minneapolis Liquor Licensing Recommendations (January 1959)
- Recommended Changes in Veterans Preference Hiring (January 1959)
- Resolution on Amendment 1: Local Approval of Special Legislative Acts (January 1959)
- Resolution on Amendment 1: Majority Votes on Charter Issues (January 1959)
- Proposal to Restore to Minneapolis the Right to Regulate Nursing Homes (January 1959)
- Report on Minneapolis General Hospital and Glen Lake Sanatorium (December 1958)
- City of Minneapolis Employees Uniform Wage Policies (November 1958)
- Proposal to Amend Chaper 122, Laws of Minnesota, Dealing with a Modified Independent School District (October 1958)
- Minneapolis Park System Procedures for Park Superintendent Search (October 1958)
- City of Minneapolis Budget Committee: First Progress Report (August 1958)
- Twin Cities Metropolitan Planning Commission: Progress Report (July 1958)
- Conversion of Minneapolis Public Schools Into An Independent School District (June 1958)
- Reply to the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation on Borrowing Policy (June 1958)
- Code of Fair Campaign Practices (May 1958)
- Progress Report: Hennepin County Budget (April 1958)
- Resolution Supporting Hennepin County Transportation Study April 1958)
- Commending Minneapolis City Council on Establishment of Wage Policies (January 1958)
- City of Minneapolis 1958 Budget Review (November 1957)
- Constitutional Amendment 1: Home Rule Bill (October 1957)
- Proposed Charter Changes for Minneapolis City Government (October 1957)
- State and Local Taxes in Minnesota (Ocobter 1957)
- City of Minneapolis Inspection Services (August 1957)
- Resolution to Establish uniform Wage and Salary Policies for Minneapolis (July 1957)
- Prospectus for a Study of Metropolitan Problems in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (June 1957)
- Resolution on Proposed Property Tax Increase for Minneapolis (March 1957)
- Recommendation for 1-Mill Increase in Minneapolis Park District Levy (May 1957)
- Citizens Interview Program Charter Reform for Minneapolis (April 1957)
- County System of Relief Administration (First Report) (March 1957)
- Proposed Amendment 15 to Minneapolis City Charter (March 1957)
- Relationship Between Minneapolis and Hennepin County Libraries (March 1957)
- Resolution on Rules Application to Liquor Licenses in Minneapolis (March 1957)
- Resolution on Nursing Home Bill Before the State Legislature (February 1957)
- Amendment to Minneapolis City Purchasing Ordinance (February 1957)
- Letter Regarding Appointment of New Charter Commission of Minneapolis (February 1957)
- Resolution on Minneapolis City Finances (February 1957)
- Glen Lake Sanatorium Operational Review (February 1957)
- Analysis of Minneapolis City Government: Suggestions for Reorganization (November 1956)
- Revision of the Local Government Provisions of the State Constitution (November 1956)
- County Superintendent of Schools: Particular Reference to Hennepin County (November 1956)
- State of Minnesota Constitutional Amendment 2: Redistribution of Highway User Revenues (October 1956)
- Minneapolis Board of Education: Authorization of a 6-Mill Increase in Taxing Power (August 1956)
- Constitutional Amendment 3: Iron Ore Occupation Tax (August 1956)
- Care of the Chronically Ill and Medically Indigent in Minneapolis" (August 1956)
- State and Local Taxation in Minneapolis vs. Comparable Cities Throughout the US (May 1956)
- Assessment Law and Practice in Minneapolis, Hennepin County and the State of Minnesota (June 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Transit System (April 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Housing Code (April 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Employee Suggestion Systems (March 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Charter Amendment 14 (February 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Proposal for Fire Department Central Communications and Dispatch Office (January 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Organization for City Planning (January 1956)
- City of Minneapolis Suggested Principles of Charter Improvement (January 1956)
- Minneapolis Park System Long-Range Capital Improvement Program (December 1955)
- Supplemental Report on Minneapolis Library Site (Ocobter 1955)
- Minneapolis Police Department: Second Report (September 1955)
- Minneapolis Parks Department Survey of Facilities -- 2 (October 1955)
- City of Minneapolis Annual Report (Septembet 1955)
- City of Minneapolis Fire Department Handling 6-Alarm Fires (May 1955)
- City of Minneapolis Amendments to Charter re. Terms of Office (April 1955)
- Establishing County Park Boards to Establish Single- and Multi-County Park Districts (April 1955)
- Minneapolis Public Library Building Needs (March 1955)
- Minneapolis City Council Insurance Practices (March 1955)
- Recommendation: Appropriation for Expanded Psychiatric Service at General Hospital (March 1955)
- A Survey of Minneapolis Park Facilities (February 1955)
- Proposed Revision of Constitutional Provisions on Local Government (February 1955)
- Statement: Metropolitan Area Park Needs (December 1954)
- Statement: Taxation and Borrowing Policy for Minneapolis (December 1954)
- Review of the Suburban and Rural Hennepin County Property Assessment System (December 1954)
- Proposed Increase of 6 Mills for Minneapolis Board of Education (September 1954)
- Annual Report of the Minneapolis Park Board Budget and Budgeting (September 1954)
- Proposed Charge on Power Lines in Minneapolis (June 1954)
- Regulation of Minneapolis and Suburban Transit Companies (June 1954)
- Minneapolis Park Board Policies on Acquisition, Retention and Disposition of Real Estate (August 1954)
- A Fact Sheet Terms of Office for Aldermen and Elected Executive Officials (May 1954)
- A Report on Fire Protection in Minneapolis and the Suburbs (April 1954)
- A Report on State and Local Veterans' Preference Laws (April 1954)
- A Report on Proposed Programs for Management Improvement and Work Simplification Training for the City of Minneapolis (March 1954)
- Organization Chart of Minneapolis City Council (1954)
- Report on the Operations of the Minneapolis Park System, 1951 vs. 1955& 1954 (November 1953)
- Resolution on Current Expense Millage Limitation Charter Amendment (October 1953)
- Citizens League Survey of City of Minneapolis Personnel Policies (October 1953)
- Citizens League Position on the Proposed Amendment to Change the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation (July 1953)
- Aims and Philosophy of the Citizens League (July 1953)
- Report on the Use of New Office Machine Technology for Voter Registration and Billing Procedures in Minneapolis (June 1953)
- Report from the Candidate Review Committee on Candidates Running for Public Office (April 1953)
- Report on Minneapolis City Council Committee Structure Under a 13-Man Council (April 1953)
- Statement of Policy and Procedures for Reporting on the Qualifications of Candidates for Public Office (March 1953)
- Recommendation to Minneapolis Increasing Tax Levy by 4 Mill (February 1953)
- Position on Minneapolis Tax Levy of 3.75 (February 1953)
- Report to Minneapolis on Veteran-Preference Hiring Practices (December 1952)
- Study of the Minneapolis Licensing Ordinances; Recommended New Regulations and Hiring Practices (December 1952)
- Citizens League Position Supporting Legislation for a Non-Partisan Commission to Recommend a System for Financing Highway Construction (September 1952)
- Citizens League Position Opposing Constitutional Amendment 5: Redistribution of Motor Vehicle Receipts (September 1952)
- Citizens League Report on Park Board Referendum (September 1952)
1950's | 1960's and 1970's | 1980's through present
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