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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.
2025 Fall Legislative and Research Committee Meeting
DATE: Friday, September 12, 2025.
LOCATION: Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center – Grand Hall, Enter in Door 11 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato, MN 56001
All township officers are invited and encouraged to attend.
PRE-REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/mVgkikiUjkX5RYjWA
(Pre-registration is strongly encouraged to help with our lunch count, but on-site registration is also available)
COST: NEW: FREE!
There will be no cost to township officers to encourage increased attendance and participation. Included are materials, refreshments, and lunch.
LODGING OPTIONS: (if needed)
· Hilton Garden Inn
o 20 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato, MN 56001 (across the street from the Mayo Clinic Event Center)
o Book online with special MAT rate: Click here or cut and past this into your browser: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=MKTMDGI&arrivalDate=2025-09-11&departureDate=2025-09-13&groupCode=MNAT&room1NumAdults=1&cid=OM%2CWW%2CHILTONLINK%2CEN%2CDirectLink
(Note: “edit stay” and adjust stay dates to match your needs)
o Booking via phone: (507) 344-1111 and mention room under the MN Association of Townships.
o MAT rate: Night of September 11: $155 plus tax, and Night of September 12: $195 plus tax
o Room block is guaranteed only through August 24, 2025
· Hotel Alexander
o 215 E Hickory St, Mankato, MN 56001 (also across the street from the Mayo Clinic Event Center) – new locally owned hotel
o Night of September 11: $169 plus tax: Hotel Alexander Direct Booking
o Reservations are based on a first-come /first-served basis.
DRAFT AGENDA (as of August 5, 2025)
10:00: On-site registration opens
10:30: Welcome, pledge, and introductions
· Jill Hall, MAT Board of Directors President
· Graham Berg-Moberg, MAT In-House Counsel
10:35: Review of 2025 Minnesota Legislative Session and 2025 MAT Legislative Agenda
· Graham Berg-Moberg, MAT In-House Counsel
· Shep Harris, MAT Lobbyist
11:00: Review and consider new resolutions
11:15: Consider and finalize 2026 MAT Legislative Agenda (start)
12:00: Lunch with Speaker Senator Nick Frentz (D-Mankato) (invited)
1:00: Legislative Panel (Issue TBD)
1:45: Break
2:00: Legislative Panel (Issue TBD)
2:45: Consider and finalize 2026 MAT Legislative Agenda (finish)
4:00: Closing
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.
