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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 0497RESOLUTION NO. 497 At a regular meeting of the Village Council held on the 10th day of August 1970, at 8:00 o'clock P.M., at the Village Hall located at 2401 Highway 10, St. Paul, Minnesota, with the following members present: Rusted, Malvin, Hodges, Blanchard, Neiman and the following members absent: None Member Blanchard moved: A RESOLUTION ENDORSING AMENDMENT NO. 1 ON TAX. EXEMPT PROPERTY WHEREAS, the Village of Mounds View is by law almost totally dependent on the property tax to finance municipal services; and WHEREAS, the Village Council is acutely aware of the burden which property taxes impose on property owners, particularly those individuals living on fixed incomes; WHEREAS, the Village Council is VILLAGE OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA and concerned about the steady growth in tax- exempt ,'roperty which serves to increase the burden of tax paying property owners; and WHEREAS, the Village Council is not unmindful of the valuable services performed by many tax exempt organizations, particularly religious and educational institutions, and WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has thoroughly studied this problem and expressed its concern through the passage of Laws 1969 Chapter 925, which proposed to amend Article 9 Section 1 of the Minnesota Constitution to permit the Legislature to define or limit the classes of exempt property, except churches, houses of worship and property used solely for educational purposes; and WHEREAS, the Village Council believes the proposed amendment to be in the best interests of the Village of Mounds View and the state as a whole, and represents a reasonable means of weeting the need to more equitably spread the burden of financing local government" services while at the same time avoiding imposing undue financial hardship on educational and religious institutions: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Village Council of Mounds View endorses the principles of equitable tax policy and reform exemplified in Amendment No. 1 relating to tax exempt property and urges its rati::ication. Member Hodges seconded the motion, those voting in favor Rusted, Mslnin, Hodges, those voting against: whereupon the Mayor declared the resolution duly adopted. None Blanchard, Nelsen WISOLUTION NO._497 VTLLAGE Or MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY Or HAMS-Ely STATE OF MINNE.SOTA At a regular maciti,ng of tile Village Council 1juld c)n thel 10th clay of Amquat; 1970, at 8100 O'clock P-M. , at thO Vil"VO Itall located at: 2401 11iqhwaY 10, St. Paul, MinnoloLa, with the following rjomburs present! Rusted, Halvin, Hodges, BlanchArd, Nelson and the following members absuntl Non* A RESOLUTION ENDORSING AMENDMVNT Nth; I ON TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY Wk1nds View is by laW AlMOSt t0tA11Y HKIAEAS, the Village of MO dependent. on r,11e prupex-by LaA Lo financ-n mun.icipal acrvlcosi and WHREAS, the VijjaqQ Council is acutely aware Of the burden which property taxes impose on property owners, particularly those individuals living on fixed incomenfa and WIIEPW.S, +.l,n Ili 1 FI(it) ceitillcil is concerned about-the-steady X growth in tax-exempt; #)rvporty which serves to increase the burdail of tax paying property ownerii and 411Br"!;AS, thn Vill.age Council is not unmindful Of the valuable services performod by many tax-OXMPt Organizations, Particularly religioun and educational institutions, and WHEREAS, the Minnesota L,ogislatul c has thoroughly studlod this -a concern through t1in pexasage of LaWA 1969 problem and OxProasn 9 am nrc- 's-et-lon th., i, which proposed tr e d Al.ArtiI MinnasoL8 Con-St—uLlOn to pnrmit tht! Le-IjAlature to do.fLno or llpilt the clang-og of OX01111F)t PruPc-rtYl c!xcopt churchns, houfjoo of Wor'qn-1p and proporLy WOd SOLu'lY jr jduc.-iLj.on,-11. pur,,- thn propost-ld anium(Imont. "t'� of the V111[vics c-j'! Mr�i t -Alld I n t i n o I.,f- V.LQ!'W r h-J.-, mid naoel to more equitably sprnad the burden Of finatiolng local govarnment serviona while at the samo t!.ma lvoldlng imposing undua financial hardship on educational and rollgiOus inqtlhutionn— NOW, THEREFORE BE TIV RESOLVED that the Villaqo Cuanail of Mounds View endorses thn principles of equitable tax policy and rOfOrm exemplified in Amendment No. I rolatilici hO Uqx-exemPt PrOP-Orty "c' utgas i -a ratification, t -to M Q r -seconderl-the motion_, thovatinq in - favor faitor Rugt&d, Malvjn, Hodge#, Blanchard, Nelson those voting against: None wh6roupon tho Mayor (teclarod the rag-olution duly adopted. Ray a r