RES 1991-49 - 0000367865
RESOLUTION NO. 49 - 1991
RESOLUTION ENDORSING ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR
STATE AID PROGRAMS
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Minnesota has chosen to
create a Local Government Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Local Government Trust Fund is to be supported from
the proceeds of the State sales tax; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has determined that neither county
nor city governments may benefit from the money that is in the
Local Government Trust Fund unless counties choose to adopt a one -
half cent local option sales tax by July 1, 1992; and
WHEREAS, without participating in the Local Government Trust Fund,
county and city governments will lose millions of dollars in sales
tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, county and city governments could be forced by these
coercive circumstances to replace lost trust fund revenues with
property taxes; and
WHEREAS, failure to approve the one -half cent local option sales
tax will result in the redistribution of a large portion of Anoka
' County's sales taxes to other counties;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City
of Fridley supports the approval of the one -half cent local option
sales tax by the Anoka County Commissioners at their meeting on
June 11, 1991.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
3RD DAY OF JUNE, 1991.
WILLIAM J. NEE YOR
ATTEST:
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SHIRLEY A. HAAPALA - C TY CLERK
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