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City of Plymouth
Resolution % - 269
AUTHORIZING CITY OF PLYMOUTH PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL
PERFORMANCE AID PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the 1996 Omnibus Tax Bill created a new program call Local
Performance Aid, which encourages cities and counties to develop performance
measurement systems for local government services; and
WHEREAS, the Local Performance Aid (LPA) Program will be partially funded by a
mandatory reduction of Homestead and Agricultural Credit Aid by $1 per capita for every
city and county; and
WHEREAS, local governments participating in the program will receive aicl from the
LPA pool; and
WHEREAS, in LPA's fust year local governments must state that they are developing
a performance measurement system to track simple workload measures; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council authorize participation in the
LPA program to recover some of the reduction in HACA and because many workload
measures are currently gathered;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Plymouth, Minnesota, that participation in the 1997 Local Performance Aid Program by
the City of Plymouth is hereby authorized, and that the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are
authorized to sign the application.
Adopted by the Plymouth City Council on May 15, 1996.