RES 1971-38 - 00008662RESOLUTION NO. 38 -1971
RESOLUTION REGARDING TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY ,
WHEREAS Minnesota Statutes Section 272.02 describes various classes of tax
exempt property within the State of Minnesota and,
WHEREAS one of the classes of tax exempt property is public property
exclusively used for public purposes and,
WHEREAS certain agencies of government including agencies of the State of
Minnesota, counties and municipalities own property that is located within
other municipalities and,
WHEREAS the benefits from the use of said property accrue to citizens of
communities other than the community where the facility is located and,
WHEREAS the removal of said property from the tax rolls may constitute
a hardship on the taxpayers of the community wherein the facility is located.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the agency owning such facility should
be required to make payments in lieu of taxes to the local units of government
that would otherwise have taxing authority over said property.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amount of said payments in lieu of taxes
should be agreed on in advance between affected municipalities or in the case
of facilities already in existance said payments should be agreed upon by
mutual negotiations between the parties or if such negotiations are not
successful the amount of payment in lieu of taxes should be determined upon
petition to the District Court in the District in which the property is
situated.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS STH DAY OF APRIL, 1971.
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YOR - JACK . KIRKHAM
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CITY CLERK - MARVIN C. UNSE2" L
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