91-062
.
.
.
RESOLUTION NO.
62-91
A RESOLUTION URGING THE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD TO ADOPT
A LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX
WHEREAS, the final tax bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature on
May 20th, 1991, contains $34,000,000 in new City Aid cuts; and
WHEREAS, such city aid cuts is a four percent reduction in revenue
base for the year 1991 for the operation of the City of Shorewood;
and
WHEREAS, under the final tax bill, if Hennepin County fails to
adopt a one half percent additional sales tax, the County and its
cities and Townships will lose all of their traditional State Aids;
and
WHEREAS, the failure of Hennepin county to adopt said one half cent
additional sales tax the difference between a six percent and four
and one half percent sales tax goes into a local Government Trust
Fund as a windfall for all local governments in the other counties;
and
WHEREAS, the State has given Hennepin County until July 1, 1991, to
adopt the local sales tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Shorewood City Council
encourages the Hennepin County Board to adopt the one half cent
additional local option sales tax by July 1, 1991.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY
10th day of
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this
June , 1991.
J1.4~~~</
arbara J/,c rancel, Mayor
ATTEST:
c~
ames c. Hurm
ity Administrator
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes -
Nays -