RES 1989-34 - 00004186WHEREAS, this proposal appears to be grossly unfair to the City as compared to
the actual costs involved; and
WHEREAS, the City's policy is for utility funds to be based on a user fee
concept; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fridley is aware of and agrees with the
needs for increased testing of municipal water systems as required by the
Environmental Protection Agency; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is aware of the Legislature's desire to consider
alternatives to the current practice of funding these testing costs from the
general fund; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is aware that some of the funding alternatives are
significantly more costly to the City than others. The funding scheme proposed
by the Department of Health may be as much as six times more expensive than the
actual costs of the testing for the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fridley that
the City supports either a continuation of funding through the general fund or
a funding scheme that assesses the actual cost of the testing to each municipal
system being tested; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City strongly discourages any funding scheme
that has a tendency to subsidize certain municipal systems at the expense of
others.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 20TH DAY OF
MARCH, 1989
ATTEST:
SHIRLEY A. PALA - CI CLERK
WILLIAM J. NE - MAYOR
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RESOLUTION NO. 34 - 1989
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RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE TESTING SURCHARGES PROPOSED BY
THE MINNESOTA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
WHEREAS,
the Minnesota
Department of Health has proposed to the State
Legislature that funding for testing public water supply systems be transferred
from the
general fund to
a surcharge against each water connection of each
municipal
system; and
WHEREAS, this proposal appears to be grossly unfair to the City as compared to
the actual costs involved; and
WHEREAS, the City's policy is for utility funds to be based on a user fee
concept; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fridley is aware of and agrees with the
needs for increased testing of municipal water systems as required by the
Environmental Protection Agency; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is aware of the Legislature's desire to consider
alternatives to the current practice of funding these testing costs from the
general fund; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is aware that some of the funding alternatives are
significantly more costly to the City than others. The funding scheme proposed
by the Department of Health may be as much as six times more expensive than the
actual costs of the testing for the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fridley that
the City supports either a continuation of funding through the general fund or
a funding scheme that assesses the actual cost of the testing to each municipal
system being tested; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City strongly discourages any funding scheme
that has a tendency to subsidize certain municipal systems at the expense of
others.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 20TH DAY OF
MARCH, 1989
ATTEST:
SHIRLEY A. PALA - CI CLERK
WILLIAM J. NE - MAYOR
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