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VILLAGE OF PLY;IOUTf:
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of. the
Village Council of the Village of Plymouth, Ninnesota, was held on the
{24th day of November, 1969.
The following members were present: Mayor !tilde, Councilmen Hintz,
Humphrey, Kindseth and Johnson. There were r-)ne absent.
RESOLUTION NO. 69-433
OPPOSING TAKEOVER OF LOCAL ASSESSING
FUNCTIONS BY THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
WHEREAS, the Mayors Association of Hennepin County is favorably disposed
to the probable intent of recent state enabling legislation to
provide for improved tax equalization and will, in the near
future, begin studies to provide a sensible and workable solution;
and
':WHEREAS, the probable intent of the law was to permit the County to perform
the assessing function for smaller communities which are not able
to adequately perform the task; and
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;;WHEREAS, it is not wise to solve small problems with actions which would
cause greater problems; and
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•. WHEREAS, homerule of local governments is a proven practical and necessary
part of good quality government; and
,,WHEREAS, the direct representation with a minimum of bureaucracy is also
essential to good quality government; and
,!WHEREAS, citizens are best served by the most direct and simple type of
governmental services; and
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',;WHEREAS, there are certain aspects of the proposal which remove the
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entire assessing function from local municipal governments
with populations less than 30,000 that violate in a most un-
settling way all of the above tenants of good government;
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WHEREAS, the actual effect of this proposed change in assessment auth-
ority is to give to Minneapolis, who being a City of the first
class does not itself fall under the purview of the Hennepin
County Assessor, the authority and actual opportunity to in-
fluence the assessment policies affecting the property of the
suburban governments (because 4 of the 5 County Commissioners
are elected either in whole or in part by Minneapolis con-
stituents);
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Village Council of the Village of
Plymouth,
"1) that it hereby serves notice of its' most strong
opposition to the proposed takeover of our assetsing
authority and responsibility by the Hennepin Cnunty
Assessor; and further,
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2) that it is very concerned and questions the judgement
(= of the state Legislators who, despite the obvious move
to return more res,pousibility and poiier to local govern-
ment, voted in favor of the enabling legislation passed
during the 1969 session of the Minnesota State Legislature."
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly
,!seconded by Councilman Kindseth and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Hilde, Gouncilmen Kindseth,
;;Johnson, Humphrey and Hintz. No one voted against.
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HVNWE•PIN ) SS.
VILLAGE OF PLY?IOL'TH)
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting clerk of
IJthe Village of Plymouth, Minnesota, hereby certify that I have carefully
1 compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes of a regular
jmeeting of the Village Council of said Village held November 24, 1969,
with the original thereof on file in my office and the same is a full,
true and complete transcript therefrom.
WITNESS, My hand officially as such clerk and the corporate seal
;Cof the Village this first day of December, 1969.
j Village Clerk -Administrator
Village of Plymouth, Minnesota
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