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MI PSll'f',? S <br />Ci.ty Comic~i7. <br />Oct. 5, 19iS3 <br />~1udi.tor's 'fl~r< T~ob Voto, the Cit9's <br />Report: on ].983/1904~ Cax levies. <br />t:wo alternaC~.ives for the <br />past Cit.y poLicy of. seve <br />C~i.t:y's ~naici.n~; use o;~ the <br />sFrvi.ce st:acly. <br />Aud~itor, presented the Counc:Ll witl2 a re[~orC <br />The Auditor reportecl that Zhe Council h~s <br />tax 7.ev:Ces, 'Cher first i.s based on the <br />ra1 years, and tl~e othier is based on the <br />daCa tl~e Aud-i.COr ~~rov~l.ded i.n h:i.s dabt <br />Mr. Voto *;~orit tlirough hf., report ~i.n ctetal.l cvi.th t:he Co~mc1.1., <br />Voto reported CIZat the C~ity's debC leva_es have beF;n reduced t.o <br />t:l:ie sane arnount levie~ i_n 19~°,2_/1.~3°3. Exhi.bit ?1 of the reporC l.ays <br />otrt Che City's genrral. purpose reeenue base. P,.~h:i.b-it C ar.e t~he <br />property tax 1ev~i.es and 7?xh-ibit: l,) s~os~rs assessed va7.uaL~ioi~, Cax <br />J.ev,i.es and mill r~i.tes, t~tr. Voto rehortced ti~,at the rni11 rate is <br />proposed aC jusi, under 24~ which is bel.o~v tl~ie 1.979 zmd 1978 levels. <br />L;xhibit 13 i.; the compari.son oi ~ax levies< Voco re~orted Chat the <br />Ci.ty k'~as lc~st abouC :r62,000 ~i.ii local p,overnrnenC aid~a. <br />Mrs. Scalze >~.i;gested tt~at the answer i.s t}int. t.Pae C~.ity lobby for <br />changes f:or nexC year. Scalze commE~;nted tPv;it the Ci.Cy J_osC i.n <br />7.oca1 governmer~C a:ids rahi.le St> °aul and M~i.cmeapolis 4ained< Thi.s ~~ras <br />bec~nu>e of tkieix~ extrerne l.otioying eff.`orts, <br />Mr. Voto agreed that lobbying e/as ~,~hy St. Paul. anct `linneapol.is <br />ga-ined and t:hat the suburban c~iti.es l.ost bec~ause they did not hRVe <br />a l.obby. VoCO commeni.ed t:hat ~i.f. ,ubt.irb~in <;~i.Gi.es had ^~~t, g~GC:en a <br />J.ih.tle or~ani.zed at t:he end, they would have 1.ost ~x l.ot inorc. <br />The City Cleris report:e.d that the Ci-Cy o.f. RosE~~vi.11.e is pux•suing a <br />lobbyist. <br />A1rs. ucalze suggested Chat the C~~ty ~research orhat ?osevillc and <br />T9aplewood arc doin,q< <br />Mr. VoCO also sug„est~d th~t t3~i~ Coimcil members write tk~E appr,opri.ate <br />leCters Lo Che:i.r l.~~i.stat:oz's9 i.n addition to Chei_r lobbying ef.forts. <br />Mrs< Scal.ze i.ntroduced Che fol7.owi.ng resolat:i.on and ~nove~! i.ts adopt:i_ori; <br />~:k?,SOLiPCIOP] NO< 33-7.0--467 -~ :CNi'CRUC'f:CA6, 7'ICIt CITY <br />CI,FI?fS TO CON7'AC7' 'I'li[? CTT~.CG,S 0~ P,O;TV:CLL,F f~J~!D <br />vA~2T~EdL;00D 'CO 1?.NCOIJR~(~: '''H~~ '.CO ~INOI,I~A,F, I,~LTT:d,' <br />CAA1~11)9 I\ 'CH,.T)t 1;:F'}~p?t't'S l:il L013?;Y1:NG PO;: StJI;U'2~lAN <br />CT'fII?S LOCAT, GOVERN24ti~:NT A:I:DS <br />T,hc fore„oing resol.uti_on wa, duly seconded b~ Mrs. Nardin:i., <br />f.iy~es (~f) Scalzc, P<ztrd~ini, ;Lanson, L'orsbcrg> <br />idayes (0). <br />ResoluC~.ion dezclarecl adopted, <br />Thi.s resolut_iori a.~?pezirs in 2esoluti.on ~300?< No. 9, ~age 51.0. <br />Paf;a -3-- <br />