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Document: CC RES 91-027 RESOLUTION CONCERNING ENACTMENT OF
A LOCAL SALES TAX BY THE RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD OF
COMISSIONERS
• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
RESOLUTION 91-027
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING ENACTMENT OF A LOCAL
SALES TAX BY THE RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, the 1991 Legislature established a one-half cent optional sales tax that may be
adopted by counties or cities within counties to augment local government
property tax relief and create a dedicated two-cent revenue stream called the
Local Government Trust Fund; and,
WHEREAS, if Ramsey County fails to adopt the optional sales tax, the sales tax for
Ramsey County will remain at 6 percent, and the county's 1.5 cent share of
the revenue stream will be distributed to other cities and counties; and
WHEREAS, counties and cities within counties failing to adopt the optional tax lose all of
their Local Government Aid and Homestead and Agricultural Credit Aid; and
WHEREAS, counties and cities within counties may make up for the lost LGA and HACA
funds by raising property taxes or cutting services, or a combination of both.
• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony
does support and request that the County Board of Commissioners of Ramsey County does
adopt the optional one-half cent sales tax by July 1, 1991, as stipulated in Session Laws
Chapter 291.
Adopted this L �6- day of June , 1991.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration:
City Manager
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