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LAIC <br />League of Minnesota Cita <br />183 University Ave. East <br />T1IN55101.2526 <br />tt�12 (FAX:221.0986) <br />;F CnY de <br />a `1,f 1f35 Y*F,$ <br />October 31, 1988 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />T0: Mayas, .Manager, Clerks <br />i <br />FROM: James Scheibel, LMC Preside <br />Steve Cramer, Chair, LMC Coor tee <br />RE: Joint Property Tax Project <br />After two months of intense discussion and negotiation, a broad <br />partnership of Minnesota cities has decided to undertake an <br />important joint property tax research project. A 20-member <br />Property Tax Coordinating Committee has been organized by the <br />(r, the for League u <br />g purposes of researching property tax issues and <br />developing a joint, unified property tax proposal to be recommended <br />to the Legislature during the 1999 legislative session. I hope we <br />can count on all cities to support this policy development process. <br />Groups representing cities are undertaking this joint project in an <br />attempt to overcome past policy differences and therebl make a <br />unified contribution to next year's property tax debate. Although <br />major changes in the state's property tax laws were enacted earlier <br />this year, we anticipate that further significant changes will be <br />needed next year. it is extremely impertant that cities work <br />together to shape those changes and insure that they are in the <br />best interests of all cities and property taxpayers. <br />The League Coordinating CommitLae is composed of representatives of <br />city ccnsti.tuency groups from both the metropolitan and Greater <br />Minnesota areas. Represented on the Property Tax Coordinating <br />Committee are: the City of Minneapolis, the City of Saint Paul, the <br />Minnesota Association of Small Cities (representing over 300 small <br />cities), the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (representing 46 <br />cities outside the metro area), the Association of Metropolitan <br />Municipalities (representing 66 metro cities), and the Municipal <br />Legislative Commissio;, (representing 15 suburban metro citfts). <br />The Leagu. and each city constituency group will be making a <br />significant financial contribution to this project. The law firm <br />of Briggs and Morgan has been retained try provide the Coordinating <br />Committee with research and computer services. Additional research <br />