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Resolution Board of ,'TamseJr. GOun y GOmm1SS10nerS Presented By Date No Attention: WHEREAS, The 1982 State Legislature enacted legislation mandating counties to impose a production tax on the removal of aggregates from pits, quarries, or deposits within the counties; and WHEREAS, County Board Resolution 82-879 approved the Ramsey County Aggregate Material Removal Tax ordinance; and WHEREAS, The ordinance provides that all moneys collected as taxes under this ordinance shall be deposited in the county treasury and credited Go percent to the county road and bridge fund, SO percent to the road and bridge fund of those towns as determined by the County Board and to the general fund or other 1 designated fund of those cities as determined by the County Board, and 10 percent 1 Lo a special reserve fund; and WHEREAS, The law does not define how the JO percent distribution to munic- ipalities shall be apportioned; dnd WIIEREAS, IL is determined that a formula similar to the annual appropriations a ; to the municipalities mandated in 1,aws of Minnesota 1977, Chapter 402, is a fair � �A 16! and equitable method; Now, Therefore, Be It aYaap RESOLVED, That the Board of Ramsey County Commissioners hereby adopts a i formula for the distribution of gravel tax revenues to sey as thennumberty lofpmileses of 70 percent prorated to the municipalities in proportion of roads inside and maintained exclusively by each municipality bears to the total number of miles of roads inside the county and maintained exclusivelyby the the assessed and io percent to the y forlpalities taxation inothetionately municipalities; and Be It assessed valuation of all property Further i RESOLVED, That on or about December 15 of each year, the county will drse from the trust fund estaablished forby t thishis purpose, to the municipalities, gravel tax revenues due as app , i By WARREN W. SCNABER, ChaZA-• e - County oa