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www.metrocouncil.org - Regional planning for 7-county Twin Cities area. Operates regional transit and wastewater systems, and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority; conducts transportation, water and parks planning.

The Council delivers regional services to communities and the public through four divisions and operating areas: Regional Administration/Chair's Office, Community Development, Transportation, and Environmental Services.

The 17-member Metropolitan Council has 16 members who each represent a geographic district and one chair who serves at large. They are all appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The State Senate confirms Council member appointments.

The Council employs about 3,700 people.

Consistent with information in the Council's Social Media Statement, comments may be removed and users blocked for the following behaviors:

*Threats of violence or other potentially criminal behavior,
*Hate speech,
*Profanity, obscenity or vulgarity,
*Nudity in profile pictures,
*Defamation to a person or people,
*Name calling and/or personal attacks,
*Comments specific to a person’s employment with the Metropolitan Council that may be considered non-public information or require further investigation,
*Comments whose main purpose are to sell a product,
*Comments that infringe on copyrights,
*Spam comments, such as the same comment posted repeatedly on a profile,
*Links to non-relevant sites (that could be construed as spam), and
*Other comments that the Council deems inappropriate.

For more information on the Metropolitan Council's use of social media, visit http://www.metrocouncil.org/Terms-Conditions/Social-Media-Statement.aspx.

If you are looking for more general information about the Council, go to http://www.metrocouncil.org.

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