RES 1969-32 - 00009992M
RESOLUTION NO.32 -1969
RESOLUTION ON PROPOSED NEW METROPOLITAN TAX PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Section of the League of Minnesota Municipalities has
proposed legislation for a new metropolitan tax program.
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WHEREAS, such tax program would effect a change in tax which would purportedly
reduce existing fiscal disparities between local taxing units in the
metropolitan area to finance varying needs for educational and other
local services.
WHEREAS, the new tax structure would add additional income tax, sales tax, or
property tax, etc., within the seven county metropolitan area.
WHEREAS, the State and Federal Government already have programs designed to assist
local governments and schools and such programs are basically designed
on a need basis.
WHEREAS, the spreading of the tax base over a seven county area penalizes Cities
who have worked hard to create a greater industrial and commercial tax
base and rewards communities who have chosen for environmental and ease
of local service reasons to remain primarily residential.
WHEREAS, Minnesota already ranks seventh in our Nation in per capita, including
State and local taxes, and additional taxes, peculiar to the metropolitan
area, could conceivably cause an exodus of people, impede growth, create
an adverse labor climate, promulgate loss of industry and commercial
enterprises and curtail expansion and discourage construction of new
facilities in the seven county metropolitan complex.
WHEREAS, there is no provision to measure the operational efficiency and austerity
in budgeting of a community receiving the local tax revenues from another
community, thus the tax would again be unfair in nature.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Fridley, that the Council
go on record as being against the present legislation proposed in the new
seven county tax program as proposed by the Metropolitan Section of the
Minnesota League of Municipalities, as being detrimental to the overall
economic advancement and welfare of the metropolitan area.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY , 1969.
ATTEST:
CITY - MARVIN C. BRUNSELL
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MAYOR - JACK . KIPJU AM
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