RES 1974-127 - 00007982227
RESOLUTION NO. 127 -1974
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING RE- ENACTMENT OF GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
WHEREAS, General revenue sharing (State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act
of 1972, Title I) will expire at the end of 1976; and
WHEREAS, General revenue sharing is a program which the City of Fridley has
supported in the past; and
WHEREAS, This program has shown itself to be among the most effective and
efficient means of transferring Federal funds to local government; and
WHEREAS,Genral revenue sharing allows local government maximum flexibility
in establishing local priorities and developing programs to meet these priorities;
and
WHEREAS, the Department of the Treasury, through its Office of RevenueSharing,
has demonstrated the ability to implement this program with an absolute minimum
of administrative "red tape "; and
WHEREAS, In spite of the importance of this program for local government,
many individuals and many Congressmen are critical of the program;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the City of Fridley continues to support
the concept of general revenue sharing and its embodiment in the State and Local
Fiscal Assistance Act; that the City of Fridley urge Congress to re -enact the program
on a multi -year basis; that the staff of the City of Fridley continue to work with
other public interest groups in pursuing a strategy for re- enactment of revenue
sharing; and that the administration of the City of Fridley is hereby directed to
send a copy of this resolution to our representative in Congress.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 18TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 1974.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK - MARVIN C. BRUN
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Y R - FRANK G.-LIEIP