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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #26-111 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO EXPLORE THE CITY'S ABILITY TO FILE A LEGAL CLAIM AGAINST GOVERNOR TIM WALZ AND OTHER STATE LEADERS FOR A FAILURE TO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE MINNESOTA STATE LAW AND NONFEASANCE RELATED TO THE MANAGAMENT OF TAXPAYER MONEY WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey ("City"), like all other municipalities in the State of Minnesota ("State") obtains a portion of its budget through financial support from the State through Local Government Aid ("LGA"), Municipal State -Aid Street funds ("MSAS"), State - shared taxes, legislative bonding, and grants from State agencies such as DEED, MPCA, and MNDOT (collectively "State Financial Contribution"); and WHEREAS, the City depends on the State Financial Contribution to ensure it can provide adequate services for the community, including but not limited to safe roadways, trails, and sidewalks, economic development, clean water, affordable housing, and public safety; and WHEREAS, Federal prosecutors and investigators estimate that fraud in multiple State programs may exceed $9 billion, with just one fraud case —Feeding Our Future, involving over $250 million of stolen taxpayer money meant to feed children; and WHEREAS, due to a failure by the State to stop or even investigate the "staggering, industrial -scale fraud," Federal investigations have been launched into the State's Medicaid and social services programs, childcare centers, NUWAY addition centers, sober homes, and fraudulent frontline worker payments; and WHEREAS, to date almost no money stolen in any of the fraud schemes has been recovered and pursuant to Federal prosecutors, the stolen money is unrecoverable because it has been moved overseas; and WHEREAS, an interim report from the House Oversight Committee in March 2026 states that Governor Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison were aware of credible fraud concerns as early as 2019; and WHEREAS, to date, over thirty whistleblowers have come forward with information about the rampant fraud and the Governor's refusal to respond; many of these whistleblowers were State employees, and claim they were ignored, retaliated against, even surveilled when they raised concerns; and WHEREAS, the Governor lied to the residents of the State when he claimed that a Court instructed State officials to continue payments to Feeding Our Future, instead the Minnesota Department of Education voluntarily continued payments despite identifying serious program deficiencies and no court order requiring payments to resume; and