The Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities supports substantive changes to the state’s annexation law that will lead to better land-use planning, energy conservation, greater environmental protection, fairer tax bases, and fewer conflicts between townships and cities. CGMC also supports technical annexation changes that have been agreed to by cities and townships.

Advocacy Documents

• Warroad: Environmental degredation, property tax inequities result from annexation barriers
• Minnesota cannot afford the cost of sprawl
• Municipal Boundary Adjustment final report
• Land use planning key to reducing greenhouse gases
• Benefits of annexation reform
• Chronology of annexation program

2013-2014 Bills to Watch

• H.F. 78:  City’s eminent domain power limited outside of city
• H.F. 1425/S.F. 1353:  Orderly annexation agreement effect provided, and annexation limited.

Policy Positions

• 2013 Policy Positions- Annexation and Land Use

Contact Information and Useful Links

Legislative Committees

Senate State and Local Government Committee
Chair: Sen. Sandra Pappas (DFL- St. Paul)
651.296.1802
Sen. Pappas’ email form

House Government Operations Committee
Chair: Rep. Michael Nelson (DFL-Brooklyn Park)
651.296.3751
rep.michael.nelson@house.mn 

CGMC Chairs

• Patti Gartland
  City Administrator, City of Sartell
  320.253.2171
  patti@sartellmn.com
• Gary Neumann
  Asst City Administrator, City of Rochester
  507.328.2000
  gneumann@rochestermn.gov
• Rick Schultz
  Mayor, City of St. Joseph
  320.260.0393
  rschultz25@msn.com

CGMC Lobbyists

• Tim Flaherty
  Attorney/Lobbyist
  tpflaherty@flaherty-hood.com
  651.225.8840
• Bradley Peterson
  Attorney/Lobbyist
  bmpeterson@flaherty-hood.com
  651.259.1911