RES 1970-146 - 00009819RESOLUTION NO. 146 -1970
RESOLUTION ENDORSING AMENDMENT NO. 1 ON TAX- EXEMPT PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley is by law almost totally dependent on the
property tax to finance municipal services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is acutely aware of the burden which property
taxes impose on property owners, particularly those individuals living on fixed
incomes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned about the steady growth in tax -
exempt property which serves to increase the burden on taxpaying property
owners; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is not unmindful of the valuable services per-
formed by many tax - exempt organizations, particularly religious and educational
institutions; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has thoroughly studied this problem
and expressed its concern through the passage of Laws 1969c.925, which purposes
to amend Article 9 Section 1 of the Minnesota Constitution to permit the
legislature to define or limit the classes of exempt property, except churches,
houses of worship and property used solely for educational purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes the proposed amendment to be in the best
interests of the City of Fridley and the state as a whole, and represents a
reasonable means of meeting the need to more equitably spread the burden of
financing local government services while at the same time avoiding imposing
undue financial hardship on educational and religious institutions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Fridley endorses
the principles of equitable tax policy and reform exemplified in Amendment No.
1 relating to tax- exempt property and urges its ratification.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 3RD DAY OF
AUGUST, 1970.
MAYOR - JACK KIRKHAM
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CITY CLERK - MARVIN C. BRUNSELL
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