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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br /> RESOLUTION 92-051 <br /> A RESOLUTION CONCERNING A CONSTITUTIONAL <br /> AMENDMENT TO CREATE A NEW PROPERTY TAXPAYERS' <br /> TRUST FUND IN MINNESOTA <br /> WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota enacted a 3% State sales tax in 1967 with the promise <br /> to voters that the money would be returned to them in the form of lower <br /> property tax relief for property tax payers; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 1991 the Governor and State Legislature approved the addition of a 1/2% <br /> increase in the State sales tax, raising it from 6% to 6'h% with 2Q dedicated <br /> to fund the Local Government Trust Fund which was created to continue the <br /> State's commitment to local property tax relief; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 1992, the Governor and State Legislature extended the 6'/2% sales tax to <br /> local government purchases with the promise of continued property tax relief <br /> through the Local Government Trust Fund; and <br /> • WHEREAS, each year local governments are forced to combat continued attempts to <br /> reduce the levels of State revenue dedicated to local property tax relief <br /> through cuts in programs such as Local Government Aid; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the State will face another budget deficit in 1993, making <br /> cuts in local property tax relief programs tempting ways to solve the State's <br /> budget problems; and <br /> WHEREAS, Governor Carlson has already publicly announced that he will concentrate on <br /> eliminating local property tax relief programs during the upcoming legislative <br /> session; and <br /> WHEREAS, the League of Minnesota Cities and the Association of Metropolitan <br /> Municipalities have taken positions supporting a constitutional amendment <br /> dedicating 2¢ of each 6'/2¢ collected from the State sales tax to the Local <br /> Government Trust Fund if such dedication cannot be assured statutorily. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of St. Anthony calls upon the State <br /> Legislature to support a constitutional amendment dedicating 2¢ of each 6'h¢ collected by <br /> the State sales tax to a new Property Taxpayers' Trust Fund, to guarantee continued <br /> property tax relief from the current Local Government Trust Fund. <br /> • <br />