Approved May 2005

1. Support opportunities for citizen participation in city government and open appointment for

advisory committees (1988)

2. Support City Manager form of government for Maplewood and Roseville (Plan B).

Evaluate provisions of any proposed Roseville Charter in relation to Plan B. (1986, 1987,

2002)

1. Support emergency medical services in Roseville with user fees. (1978, 1981, 2003)

2. Support volunteer fire fighters with attractive wages and benefits, but not cross training as

paramedics; oppose fees for fire department services. (2003)

3. Support transportation options that serve the needs of the area (1983)

4. Support safe non- motorized pathways with costs assessed area-wide (1983)

5. Support equal opportunity for all students in public schools with use of unbiased textbooks

and computer materials free of stereotypes.(1984,’85,’86,’87,’88,2000)

6. Support electing School Board members-at-large for District 621, 622, 623. (1985, updated

1988)

1. Support organized refuse collection, curbside collection of recyclables (1985)

2. Support individual composting and government support for community composting

(1982)

GOVERNMENT

A. Review Roseville city ordinances; housing and maintenance enforcement procedures; and

compare with cities in our area. (2000, 2001)- Study in process

SOCIAL POLICY

B. Review educational materials in public schools for additional possible biases: ex: ethnic,

cultural, (approved at annual meeting-2004) - Proposed

GOVERNMENT

1. Citizen participation – support additional opportunities for citizen participation in city

government and early public participation in the decision- making process. Support changes

in council procedures to facilitate public understanding, support open appointment process for

advisory committee (1988)

2. Support City Manager form of government for Maplewood and Roseville (Plan B)

Evaluate provisions of a proposed Roseville Charter in relation to Plan B (1986, 1987, and

2002)

SOCIAL POLICY

1. Continue supporting the provision of emergency medical services in Roseville with user

fees for services provided. (1978, 1981, 2003)

2. Support the following items which relate to the Roseville Fire Department:

A. Increased wages for volunteer firefighters for staffing and fire calls (staffing would be

$10 plus per hour and fire calls would be $11 per hour)

B. Reduced vesting period from ten years to somewhere between five and seven years.

C. Other recommendations for recruiting volunteer firefighters and keeping more

volunteer firefighters are as follows:

-encourage city employees to become volunteer firefighters

-design a brochure explaining the duties and benefits of becoming a Roseville

firefighter to be used for recruiting. Marketing and publicity could include

distributing the brochure to new homeowners through realtors.

-generally more marketing and publicity of the job and benefits

D. If all else fails, the LWV supports hiring full- time firefighters for daytime shifts

E. The LWV supports the current t arrangement of the police department as the first

responder for fire calls and emergency medical services.

F. The LWV does not support the proposed combination fire department with volunteer

firefighters and full-time firefighters cross-trained as paramedics. (This plan would

provide two stations staffed 24/7. The city would purchase two SUV’s that would be

equipped with paramedic supplies, but would not be able to transport. The police

would remain as first responder. Also would include closing Fire Station 1.)

G. The LWV does not support either option requested by the city for increased services

through the current emergency medical services (that is, add an ambulance 24/7 at a

cost of $462,000 and add a first responder 24/7 which would not transport at a cost of

$278,000)