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Member Celia Scott resolution and moved its adoption: introduced the following RESOLUTION NO. 91-115 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A BROOKLYN CENTER AD HOC CITY FINANCIAL TASK FORCE AND DEFINING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHEREAS, the Brooklyn Center City Council has authorized the creation of an ad hoc task force for the express purpose of reviewing the fiscal impacts of State of Minnesota budgetary problems on Brooklyn Center and assisting the City Council in formulating priorities and responses to a -limited fiscal resource situation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Brooklyn Center City Council that there is hereby established within the City of Brooklyn Center an advisory ad hoc City Financial Task Force as follows: Subdivision 1. TITLE: This organization shall be known as the Brooklyn Center ad hoc City Financial Task Force. Subdivision 2. SCOPE: The scope of activity of this Task Force shall consist of advising the City Council regarding matters relevant to the City's financial status. Subdivision 3. PURPOSE: The general purpose of this Task Force shall be to evaluate the cost effectiveness of City services, programs and functions in response to higher costs of service delivery, mandates, and a trend of decreasing intergovernmental revenues to cities. Subdivision 4. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: In fulfillment of its purpose, the duties and responsibilities of the Task Force shall be to: (1) Make recommendations to improve cost effectiveness of City services, programs, and functions. (2) Make recommendations on priorities for reducing or eliminating services should it become necessary. (3) Make recommendations on modifications, additions, and/or deletions to short and long term City revenue sources. Subdivision 5. COMPOSITION: The Task Force shall be composed of a chairperson and six (6) members, all of whom shall be appointed and serve as set forth in Subdivision 6.