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Document: CC RES 77-018 RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE
ADDITION OF SELECTED MUNICIPALITIES TO MINNESOTA' S
MUNICIPAL FINANCE STUDY
• RESOLUTION 77-018
A RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE ADDITION OF SELECTED
MUNICIPALITIES TO MINNESOTA'S MUNICIPAL FINANCE STUDY
WHEREAS, the 1976 Legislature gave the State Planning Agency
$50,000 for a "study of local government fiscal problems, debt and
fiscal management"; and in September, 1976 , a Legislative Advisory
Commission approved $150,000 appropriation to expand said "STUDY"
to a "broader study of general conditions of local governance in
Minneapolis and St. Paul" , and
WHEREAS, this so-called expanded "Study" eliminated all Minne-
sota municipalities except Minneapolis and St. Paul from the "Study
of local government fiscal problems . . . " , and
WHEREAS, the State Planning Agency, assisted by the efforts of
four to six full-time analysts and a professional research organiza-
tion will only profile the fiscal problems of two Minnesota communi-
ties representing only 17. 5% of the total State population and 34 .5%
of the seven county metro area population (Metro Council and State
Planning population estimates) , and
WHEREAS, the "Study" will discriminate against a majority of
State residents by not considering the fiscal , debt, and fiscal
management problems faced by their municipalities , and
• WHEREAS, said "Study" could provide Minneapolis and St. Paul
with an unfair advantage if the results of it were used to solicit
more State Aid from future legislatures .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ST. ANTHONY that the City Council supports in general the concept
of a study of local government fiscal problems which would result in
a representative sampling of State municipalities and not just the
financial problems of Minneapolis and St. Paul;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL that the State Plan-
ning Agency's study be enlarged by the addition of various suburban
municipalities, including St. Anthony, and outstate municipalities
to truly reflect financial problems of innesota ocal governments .
Mayor
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
Cit Man er
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