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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Resolution 1963-082RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT IN THE MATTER OF GENERAL HOSPITAL BUDGET AND TAX LEVY FOR 1964 WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Laws of 1963, Chapter 738, the Village of -_ plMuth and other towns and municipalities !in Hennepin County requested the Board of Commissioners of Hennepin County to conduct a hearing to review the determinations ,previously made by it in the 1964 budget for General Hospital, and WHEREAS, such hearing was duly held on November 18, 1963, and WHEREAS, on November 26, 1963 the Board of Commissioners of Hennepin County adopted a resolution taking final action on zhe 1964 budget for General Hospital, thereby making a determination of the issues raised at such hearing, and WHEREAS, it appears necessary and desirable for the Village of p]aouth to appeal to the district court from such final resolution, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Plymouth- as follows: 1. It is hereby determined to appeal from the final resolu- tion of the Board of Commissioners of Hennepin County, passed November 26, 1963, relating to the budget of General Hospital. 2. Such appeal shall be made pursuant to Minnesota Laws of 1963, Chapter 738, on the groundsthat the budget approved in such final resolution was not prepared, Items of expense were not allocated, and tax levies to be made pursuant thereto were not determined,in accordance with applicable law. 3. Clayton L. Le Fevers is hereby designated to act as attorney for the village in the presentation of such appeal. VILLAOS 00U=L OF T HB VILLAGE OF PL==K By S -Keefe rAyar Attests a 11 T. of the Village of P correct aopf of s n _fide pct 0 sof Do Clerk*illage Of 1334 oath i i� r*. 1146 SESSION LAWS (tk unappropriated or unexpended balance in the hospital fund at ,; end of a fiscal year shall remain therein and shall not be transfpn., to the suspense fund. The board shall annually appropriate to 14 hospital fund, from takes to be levied in accordance with subdivis�-r 3, a sum at least sufficient to pay the estimated cost of cune- operation plus working capital needs and routine maintenance o< tx hospital in the ensuing fiscal year, less the unencumbered balar h the fund at the beginning of that year and the minimum amount d revenues estimated to be received during such year from charps collected for patient care and service. Subd. 3. Before levying taxes to raise the funds a"propti.tc: in any year under subdivision 2, the county board shall obtain 7 report of the total amount of charges for the cost of hospital ca.7 and medical service appearing on its records for the fiscal ccs most recently ended, other than charges billed or to be billed t,, individuals or other counties or public agencies, and the amount ,j such charges recorded for residents of Minneapolis, for residents ct Hennepin county outside Minneapolis, and for persons residing m. side the county. The residence of each patient shall be ascertains as of the date of his admission or referral, according to the bm information available to the board from the applications neared and investigations made. At least 45 days before establishing tk tax levies under this subdivision, the board shall file with the chit of each town and municipality within the county a copy of ib report and an estimate of the mill rates of taxes necessary to k levied on property within such town or municipality under 6 subdivision and subdivisions 5 and 6. The board shall then k►i upon all taxable property within the boundaries of the city of Klin. neapolis an ad valorem tax in an aggregate amount proportimj% to the amount of such unrecovered charges recorded for Minneapot, residents. on all taxable property within the area of the count% outside Minneapolis an ad valorem tax in an aggregate atn(vz proportionate to the amount of such unrecovered charges recordr,4 for residents of that area; and on all taxable property within & county and ad valorem tax in an aggregate amount proportinoy: to the amount of such unrecovered charges recorded for per%em having no legal settlement within the county. These taxes shall k levied in amounts sufficient to produce the total amount appr•- priated under subdivision 2 for the following fiscal year and sh4 ho credited when received to the hospital fund, in addition to lk balance on hand ut the beginning of that year and the revM1 received from charges collected thereafter. In any year or yeas before records for a full fiscal year of operation of the hospital m available, the board shall determine the proportions of the publich financed and unrecovered cost of hospital care and medical savict Changes or additions indicated by italics, dektiow by shi OF MINNESOTA FOR 1963 1147 pro�.ided in the preceding year to residents of Minneapolis, of Hen- t,, pin county outside Minneapolis, and of persons residing outside tae county, according ro the records of the county and of towns and municipalities therein, including all amounts paid by the county or -inti town or municipality for care or service furnished by the uni- Vcrsity of Minnesota hospitals, and shall provide the sum appro- pT,,itcd to the hospital fund for the following year by the levy of in these proportions upon the taxable properties situated %othin the respective areas described above. S►1bd. 4. Expenditures from the hospital fund shall be made in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 383, except that tlic county board may establish an imprest fund in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 376.231. Subd. S. The board may also appropriate an additional sum k)r expenditure in each fiscal year for replacement, improvement, acquisition, and construction of hospital properties and equipment, to he raised by the levy of an ad valorem tax on all taxable property within the county not exceeding one-half of one mill on the as- •osed valuation of such property for the preceding year, 1t may :also appropriate an additional sum for expenditure in each of the first three fiscal years after the effective date of this act, for investiga- tion of the feasibility of a new hospital and preliminary planning thcrrof if found to be feasible, to be raised by the levy of an addi- tional tax not exceeding one-tenth of one mill on such assessed saluation for each of the three respective preceding years. The proceeds of these taxes shall be placed in a special capital outlay fund. Subd. 6. Nothing herein shall affect taxes for the payment of any bonds issued for hospital purposes, which shall be levied as required by law upon all taxable property within the county and appropriated irrevocably to a separate fund or funds for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds. Sec. 4. The facilities situated in the city of Minneapolis known as the Minneapolis Seneral hospital, including the hospital huilding and its several units and all parcels of land on which they a w situated, used by the city for hospital operation and maintenance on the effective date of this act, shall on such date be leased by the coy to Hennepin county at an annual rental of $1 for a term to c,Intinue until the lease is terminated as herein provided. The proper }Ricers of the city are directed to execute and record a lease of .uh facilities, providing that the leasehold interest of Hennepin county may be terminated by the city as to any portion of such land, if such portion or Gie buildings thereon shall ever be devoted Changes or :additions indicated by italics, deletions by atri keetst. ■ ; | f � / ! - ■ §- � f ! « ■ �(| � � § ■ - ! � a 17■If . ■ | �� K 13s P - ■ ; | f � / ! - ■ §- � f ! « ■ �(| � ■ ! 2 § � � ■ j | � / ! - ■ §- s / 4A { ' | � / ! � s