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<br />:. <br /> <br />II <br />; j <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 91-058 <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ENACTMENT OF THE 1/2% LOCAL SALES <br />TAX BY THE RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has passed a Tax Bill which includes an <br />I optional 1/2 % local sales tax; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Counties and municipalities within Minnesota have the option to <br />enact this sales tax as a mechanism to replace local government property tax <br />relief; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, if Ramsey County fails to adopt the optional sales tax, the sales tax <br />for the county will remain at 6%, and the county's 1.5-cent share of the <br />revenue stream will be distributed to cities and counties outside of Ramsey <br />County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, counties and cities within counties failing to adopt the optional tax <br />lose all of their Local Government Aid and Homestead and Agricultural Credit <br />Aid; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, counties and cities within counties may make up for the lost LGA <br />and HACA funds by raising property taxes or cutting services, or a combination <br />of both. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of <br />New Brighton hereby supports the enactment of the 1/2 % local sales tax by the <br />Ramsey County Board of Commissioners. <br /> <br />Adopted by the City Council this 10th day of June. 1991. <br /> <br />~~_-...-~...... <br /> <br /> <br />.--' ,~ .- <br /> <br />, <br />David M. Chilas, City Manager <br /> <br />~TtEST: <br />~\\" .' '" -~'J2 _:- <br />Marg~rr; ~rnance Director/City Clerk <br /> <br />/' <br /> <br />-- <br />