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I I ! I I I I I I Certain levies are outside the levy limitations imposed by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 275.50 to 275.56. These special levies are itemized, except for some. exceptions, in Minnesota Statutes 1980, Section 275.50, Subd. 5 and Subd. 6, as. amended by Extra Session Laws 1981, Article V and Laws 1981, Chapter 261. These instructions are provided with your 1981/1982 Special Levies Certification to clarify what special levies may be claimed under M.S. 275.50, Subd. 5 and Subd. 6, and what documentation is wanted by the Local Government Aids and Analysis Division of the Department of Revenue. Enclosed is a copy of the 1981/1982 Form 280. This should be completed and returned, with the requested documentation, to: Mr. Wallace O. Dahl, Director Local Government Aids and Analysis Division Department of Revenue Centennial Office Building St. Paul, Minnesota 55145 It is suggested that you make a photocopy of the completed form for your records. All amounts should be rounded to the nearest dollar. A copy of the resulution adopting the levy certified to the county auditor should be provided with your Form 280. This figure should not include the amounts of local government or taconite aids; nor should the levy of special taxing districts be included in the levy of a local city or town. (Permission to include a housing or redevelopment authority has been granted by the Commissioner of Revenue,in some instances.) 4. Determine the amounts of the special levies under M.S. 275.50, Subd. 5 and Subd. 6. Schedules A through R correspond to the clauses of Subd. 5. 5. The special lev,v for decreased non-tax revenues was eliminated b~ Extra Session Laws 1981, Chapter l~Artic~le V. Other changes involvin~ special levies are e-xplaine'd ~n the' appropriate Schedules o¥ these instructions. This ~pecial levy is~ foF the. in~e~s~ ~0~' of ~/j~'~gmen~s or~ s~ttlemen~s in 'tort-' actions over the costs for payab]e 1971. Under this schedule, the costs of liability insurance (or self insurance), except for workmen's compensation, are also allowed. Disputes involving express or implied contracts are not ordinarily tort actions. For the purpose of this special levy, tort actions are defined as-civil actions involving personal injury. To claim this special levy, fill ~out the necessary infomation on . page 2 of the Form 280. ~,-. .. If a special levy is claimed in'(1)', a copy of the cou~t judgment or the" ' stipulation for dismissal of the tort action should be"included with the Form 280. -'. In (2), donot include workmen s-Compensation insurance, insurance for. county agricultural society, or dram shop liability insurance.: -:o ::-::?.-':~.':: ._ ...-'~._~..