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<br />.li <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 4087 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ENACTMENT OF THE 1/2% <br />LOC1 SALES TAX BY THE RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />IEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has passed a Tax Bill <br />which.ncludes an optional 1/2% sales tax; and <br /> <br />WEREAS, Counties and municipalities within Minnesota <br />have teoption to enact this sales tax as a mechanism to <br />replac lost State Aid; and <br /> <br />WEREAS, failure to approve the 1/2% Local Sales Tax by <br />either:tamsey County or a majority of Ramsey County <br />munici~lities coul~result in substantial State Aid <br />reduct~ns,property tax increases and serious reductions in <br />servicE delivery; and <br /> <br />WEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council of the City <br />of MourlsView to cooperatively and successfully work with the <br />intent If the 1991 Tax Law to alleviate property taxes; and <br /> <br />WHREAS, the Council recognizes the difficulties inherent <br />in a saes tax increase to segment$ of the general population; <br />and <br /> <br />WHREAS, the Council is also cognizant of the need to <br />continu to provide quality service to its residents in the <br />manner :nd to the degree which provides for its health, safety <br />and welare of its residents. <br /> <br />~AS, the Ramsey County Board of Commiss~~ers has <br />requestd all Ramsey County municipalities to report back to <br />the Ramey County Board, in resolution form, thelrviewpoint <br />on the nactment of the optional 1/2% local sales.~ax in order <br />for theCqunty Board to meet state imposed deadlines. <br /> <br />t <br />NOl,'THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cit.yCouncil of <br />the Citldf Mounds View hereby supports enactment of the 1/2% <br />local saes tax by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners. <br /> <br />Adopted this 10 day of June, 1991. <br />