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;. .. . t , .\ ., RESOLUTION NO. 926 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY VILLAGE OF NEW BRIGHTON RESOLUTION REQUESTtNG MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATURE TO CORREC'I' lNEQUITIES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF ClGARETTE AND LIQUOR TAXES ~.. '. .. WHEREAS a number of state taxes'a"l:'e shared with local government u~it:s,on the 'basis of popuLation, to wit: Highway user tax, sales, ta~" 'and c:igarette and'l;iqup):' tax, and WHEREAS the,.use of; 1970.. qen9,':1s f.igures in the distribution of said taxes ,,,for,qalehdar yea:r; 1971: :~~s ?#:supstantial importance: and concern to fast-growing municipalities' of the State of Minne$ota, and WHEREAS, after due i:nvestigation arid inquiry of the various state agencies responsible fol;' the distribution of said taxes, including the Governor's Office as to the estimated time for certification of the 1970 census, Village budget revenue estimates:, were based on the use of the 1970 cenSUS rather than the 1965 cenSU$ , and i I WHEREAS highway user taxes anq sales taxes are in fact being distributed on the basis of said 1970 census, and WHEREAS the first half of ciga.t:'ette and liquor tax appol;'tionment has in fact been distributed on the basis of the 1965 census, contrary to the previous understandings received, thus creating an inequitable situation whereby certain municipal- ities received more than their equitable share and numerous other municipalities l1ave received less than their. equitable share, and WHEREAS said inequities are having a substantial impact on the revenue structure of numerous municipalities, and WHEREAS IT appears that the o]:'lly way in which these inequitieis can be cor.t:'ected is through the passag$ of a $tate law authorizing! and directing the State Auditor to distribute said cigarette and liquor taxes on the basis of the 1970 census, and further that said i]:'lequity in the distribution of the .:first half cigarette and liquor tax apportionment be cOl;'l;'ected in the computation and distribution of the $econd half cigarette and liquor tax apportion- ment, , ;