HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1971-373VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH
ftrasant to due call and notice thereof. a regular v esting of the
Village Council of the village of Plymouth. Minnesota was bald on the
4th day of October. 1971. The following embers were present:
Mayor Hilda, Comncilnen Johnson, Hints. Spaeth and Hunt. The following
umbers were absent=: None
Mayor Hilda introduced the following Resolution and roved its
adoptions
RESOLUTION NO. 71-373
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT Of STATE ASSUMPTION
OF THE LARGER SHARE OF EDUCATION COSTS AS A MANS OF
APlORDIN6 LASTDIG PROPERTr TAX RELIEF AND RETAINING
THE PROPERTr TAX AS A !MANS OF SUPPORTING LOCAL
SERVICES
WHEREAS, the power to tax and spend directly affects the decision -
asking power eeercisod at each level of government, and
WRERRAS, decision-making power gravitates toward those unite of govorn-
mut which bane taxing and speeding authority and sway hoe those which
do not, and
` NaEUAs, the Plymouth Villago Council believes the combination of
11"Patty tax linitations and a fresse on state financial aids to local
units of government will destroy the present state for local dsnision-
uakins balance, and
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meg c,pal officials have been sere conservative in increasing.
m ul4rdl. expeuus#totes than any other group of public officials in
Mineasota, and
WHEREAS, the legislative process is already overburdened with local
bills mud apT redaction of daeisioa-making powers, on the local low" will
isdi164ia 'thn a+�bat of bills of a local nature above the 407. of 60000`
Dimftt"-*boAd to the 1971 session, greatly,iaoirsas the coat, coop-
1+>aclty A" embersa mess of the legislative eueion, and
.` Plymsuth Village Council believes that while citizens
want proper asoea lowered they do not want municipal sorvieea, reduced;
and further they ars concerned for the total taxes which they pay and
not just the property tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREST RESOLVED ST THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF PLYE)UTH THAT IT:
1. Views as essential the preservation of some reasonable balance
between local and state deciaioa-nektng responlibilities re-
garding taxing and speading wherein the taxpayer will have most
of the decisions which affect his locality snide by his local
representatives who are the easiest to commnicate with and
relata to.
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2. Believes that Plymouth Village should not be subject to arbitrary
levy limitations.
3. Believes that referendums made necessary by arbitrary levy limit-
ations would be an additional expense to the taxpayer and a
serious drain upon the time and energies of local officials who
are part time, receive very low compensation and are often over-
worked in carrying out their responsibilities.
4. Rejects the use of the Consumer's Price Index as a means of
measuring the cost of providing local services on the grounds
that the CIP measures increases in the costs of items which are
not important elements in municipal budgets and does not measure
salaries and wages which make up more than half of municipal ex-
penditures, and thus would force a serious reduction in important
municipal services.
5. Views as essential the replacement by alternative sources of
revenue of the funds now derived from per capita and personal
} property reimbursement payments if part or all of these funds
should be eliminated as part of a new tax bill.
5. Opposes any freeze of per capita and personal property rein-
bursement payments.
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if AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT:
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i 1. The Plymouth Village Council is in agreement with any and all
efforts to find efficiencies in government operations and views
�i with alarm so called "tax relief" measures which results in
!� higher taxes, business decline In the state of Minnesota, and
loss of jobs and resources.
2. There is historic, legal and recent court action which provide
justification in the state assuming responsibility for the
support of public education.
f` 3. The desire of the legislature to afford substantial and lasting
property tax relief can be best achieved by the state assumption
of a larger share of the costs of education.
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4. Local school districts must retain their present degree of
responsibility and authority to plan and make policy iu all
( areas, despite the fact that most of its funds might be
j channeled from the citizen, to the state collvetore and
thence to the school district.
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AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT,
The Village Clark is directed to furnish certified copies of
jy this resolution to Senator George S. Pillsbury, Representative
Lon Heinitz, to all members of the House and Senate Tax
Committees, to Governor Anderson, to the Hennepin County League
E of Municipalities, the League of Minnesota Municipalities, the
four school district chairman and to the press.
The notion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded
by Councilman Johnson, and upon vote being 'aken thereon, the following
voted in fav:lr thereof: Mayor Hilde, Councilmen Johnson, Hintz, and
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The following voted against or abstained: Councilmt;n Spaeth
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Whereupon the resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) SS
VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH)
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the
Village of Plymouth. Minnesota, hereby certify that I have carefully
compared _he foregoing extract of the minutes of a regular meeting of
the Village Council of said Village held on October 4. 1971, 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
of the Village this 12th day of October. 1971.
Village Clank
Village of Tlysout 4 Minnesota
(Seal)