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I <br /> i <br /> I <br /> i <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />I <br />! <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Stat. § 477A.01, subd. 17 (1974). A 1977 amendment did permit <br />averaging of 1970 census data with a current population estimate. <br />Minn. Stat. § 477A.01, subd. 4 (1978). Nevertheless, the use of <br />1970 population data was a di~.~d~_~.~e_ to ra~l~~ow.~iD~q__~i~L <br />such as Ramsey. <br /> <br /> The problems caused in part by these factors resulted in <br />dissatisfaction with the various formulas used up to 1979. Among <br />the proponents of change was the League of Minnesota Cities, which <br />proposed a new formula. The formula was intended to address a <br />number of inequities and deficiencies allegedly caused by previous <br />formulas including: <br /> <br /> 1) Disproportionate annual increases in aid <br /> for certain cities, resulting from the <br /> county pot distribution system; <br /> <br /> 2) An apparent incentive to increase mill <br /> rates due to the importance of mill rates <br /> in the previous formulas; <br /> <br /> 3) An inadequate relationship between the <br /> fiscal capacity and the aid distributed to <br /> a city or town; and <br /> <br /> 4) The inadequate recognition of population <br /> increases due to the weighting of the <br /> population factor by 1970 federal census <br /> ~lgures. <br /> <br />See Deposition of Richard B. Gardner, Exhibit 2, "League of <br /> <br />Minnesota Cities Proposed New 'Local Revenue Base' Formula" at l. <br /> The 1979 Legislature did enact a totally new local <br /> <br />government aid formula, incorporating much of the League's prop©sa] . <br />Act of June 1, 1979, ch. 303, art. VI, 1979 Minn. Laws 759, co~if~ed <br />as Minn. Stat. § 477A.01 et seq. (1980). It was this version of the <br />f~rmula that was in effect ~en plaintiffs initiated this <br /> <br />-6- <br /> <br /> <br />