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m m m i m] m6 7 m!0 !1 i2 i:5 ~6 1,7 !8 m~o CITY' OF Council File # Green Sheet # RESOLUTION , MINNESOTA Presented By Referred To Committee: Da=e Resolution Concernin$ a Constitutional Amendment to Create a New Property. Tax'payers' Trust Fund in Minnesota WHEREAS, the Slate[ of Minnesota enacted a 3% State sales tax in 1967 with the prom/se to voters that the money would be returned to them in the in the form of lower property tax relief for property tax payers; and WHEREAS, in 1991 the Governor and State Legislature approved the addition of a %% increase in the State sales mx,, rai~ing it from 6% to 6%% with 2c dedicated to fund the Local Government Trust Fund wtfich was created to continue the State's commitment to local proper5, tax relief; and ~rI4_EREAS, in 1.992, the Governor and State Legislature extended the 6~% sales tax to local government purchases ~.ith the promise of continued property tax relief through the Local Government TruSt Fund; and WHEREAS, each Year local governments are forced to combat continued attempts to reduce the levels of State revenue!dedicated to local property tax relief through cuts in pro.ams such as Local Government Aid; and VrHEREAS, it is anticipated that the State ~5/1 face another budget deficit in 1993, making cuts in local property tax rekief pro.ams tempting ways to solve the State's budget problems; and V~rf-IEREAS, Governor~ Carlson has already publicly announced that he wilt concentrate on eliminating local property tax tel/el pro.ams during the upcoming legislative session; and V, rHEREAS, the League of Minnesota Cities and the Association of Metropokitan Municipalities have taken positions supportdng a constitutional amendment dedicating 2e of each 6~c collected from the State sales tax to the Local Government Trust Fund if such dedication cannot be assured statutorily; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the City of calls upon the State Le~sla_tl.u'e to support a constitutional amendment dedicating 2c of each 65c collected by the State sales tax to a new Proper5, Taxpayers' Trust Fund.!to guarantee continued property, tax relief from the cu~ent Local Government Trust Fund; and be it farther RESOLVED, that the City of stron_otv urges that the League of Minnesota Cities and the .~sociation of Metropdlitan Mun/cipaiities m~"e o~e of their 1993 priorities support for a constitutional amendme, nt dedicating 2c of each 65c collected by the State sales tax to a new Propem.,' TaxTayers' Trust FUnd;~and be it further F 4/