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Document: CC RES 69-015 RESOLUTION ON PROPOSED NEW
METROPOLITAN TAX PROGRAM
RESOLUTION NO. 69-015
• RESOLUTION ON PROPOSED NEW METROPOLITAN
TAX PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Section of the League of Minnesota Municipali-
ties has proposed legislation for a new metropolitan tax program.
WHEREAS, such tax program would effect a change in tax which would
purportedly reduce existing fiscal disparities between local taxing units in the
metropolitan area to finance varying needs for educational and other local services.
WHEREAS, the new tor, structure would add additional income tax, sales tax,
or property tax, etc., within the zeven county metropolitan area.
WHEREAS, the State and Federal Government already have programs designed
to assist local governments and schools and such programs are basically designed
on a need basis.
WHEREAS' the spreading of the tax base over a seven county area penalizes
Cities who have worked hard to r_rAate a greater industrial and commercial tax base
and rewards communities who have chosen for environmental and ease of local service
reasons to remain primarily residential.
WHEREAS, Minnesota already ranks seventh in our Nation in per capita,
including State and local taxes, and additional taxes, peculiar to the metropolitan
• area, could conceivably cause an exodus of people, impede growth, create an adversF
labor climate, promulgate loss of industry and commercial enterprises and curtail
expansion and discourage construction of new facilities in the seven county metro-
politan complex.
WHEREAS, there is no provision to measure the operational efficiency and
austerity in budgeting of a community receiving the local tax revenues from another
community, thus the tax would again be unfair in nature.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of
St. Anthony, that the Council go on record as being against the present legislation
proposed in the new seven county tax program as proposed by the Metropolitan
Section of the Minnesota League of Municipalities, as being detrimental to the
overall economic advancement and welfare of the metropolitan area.
Adopted this J' day of , 1969.
Mayor
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Vi age Manager