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I <br />RS-3. State Administrative Costs (A) <br />programs. <br />When state administrative costs are financed through the local government <br />aid appropriation, funds available for property tax relief are reduced. In 1986 <br />such state costs included $16,000 for the state demographer's offic+:. In <br />addition, while decisions on the necessary staffing and funding levels for state <br />agencies are made by the appro,)riations ccmmittees, tax policy decisions are <br />generally handled by the tax committees. Coordination between committees is <br />often difficult in the final weeks of the legislative session. In a prior year, <br />such coordination problems resulted in nullifying the absolute grandfather <br />clause. <br />In order to promote a cohesive and coordinated state tax policy. and provide <br />for adequate review of proposed state agency costs, it is recommended that no <br />state agency's administrative costs be deducted from property tax relief funds. <br />This will allow the tax committees to fully determine the level of property tax <br />relief to be provided and retain responsibility for such provisions as the <br />grandfather clause. <br />-61- <br />