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Minnesota <br />I JohnT. Clawson ~~ <br /> District 19A House of <br />I Representatives <br /> Criminal Justice <br /> ~ Har~ A. Sieben, Jr., ~peaker <br /> Juvenile <br /> J~stice <br /> Subcommittee <br /> <br />Governmental Operations <br /> Governmental Administration <br /> Subcommittee, Vice Chairman <br />Health and Welfare <br /> Departmental Affairs Subcommittee, <br /> Chairman <br />Local and Urban Affairs <br /> Governmental Structures Subcommittee <br /> Physical Development 'Subcommittee <br /> <br />Legislative Advisor, <br /> Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Commission <br /> <br />'-.,/L'- ,'" <br /> OCT 1981 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />October 14, 1981 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />House District 19-A Local Gove~07i <br />Representative John T. Clawson~ <br />Intergovernmental Fiscal Issues q <br /> <br />cials <br /> <br />I It would be difficult to overstate the impact, that Federal and State budget cuts <br /> will have on Minnesota local government. <br /> <br />There is no doubt that every city, town and county in this state will join the <br />state and federal government in making real, substantial, cuts in services while <br />experiencing at the same time a decline in ability to generate adequate revenue <br />to deal with operational and capital problems as they arise. <br /> <br />On October 13 the House Local and Urban Affairs Committee received a report by <br />Lee Munnich which laid out the extent of the present disruptions in the state- <br />federal-local fiscal partnership to which we have grown accustomed, and in which <br />several suggestions were made about the emerging shape of that partnership. <br /> <br />The next three years will be critical ones for Minnesota local government. Better, <br />more long range fiscal planning will need to be undertaken. Wisdom and compassion <br />will need to be exercised in how service cuts are implemented. Difficult decisions <br />about taxes, role of government, personnel, productivity and services will have to <br />be made. <br /> <br />Obtaining the solutions will require creativity, forthrightness, and hard work by <br />officials at all levels of government. <br /> <br />Enclosed you will fi nd: <br /> <br />1) reprints of recent relevant articles on state/local finances <br /> <br />2) <br /> <br />a one-page summary, prepared by our House Research local government <br />aid staff, of the LGA formula and how it works <br /> <br />Reply to: <br /> <br />[] 227 Slate Office Building, St..Paul, Minnesota 55155 <br /> <br />Office: (612) 296-4358 ,, ~: <br /> <br /> [~ 1 Cedar Point, Center City, MinnesOta 55012 Home: (612) 257-5385 .... <br /> <br />.... '-'.',' ', ",'"~ - .~' "~' 'r- -' ?~'_'~_--:::~ .... - .... '".:_£__'-...-::_~ :__ ~LL'._ .: ............... .~..L ...................... :..'_:: .... " - <br /> <br /> <br />