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y RESOLUTION
CITY OF OTSEGO , MINNESOTA
Presented By Norman F Freske, Mayor,City of Otsego
Referred To Committee: Date 9/28/92
1 Resolution Concerning a Constitutional Amendment
to Create a New Property Taxpayers'
Trust Fund in Minnesota
4 WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota enacted a 3% State sales tax in 1967 with the promise to voters
5 that the money would be returned to them in the in the form of lower property tax relief for property
6 tax payers; and
7 WHEREAS, in 1991 the Governor and State Legislature approved the addition of a h% increase in
8 the State sales tax, raising it from 6% to 6k% with 2e dedicated to fund the Local Government Trust
9 Fund which was created to continue the State's commitment to local property tax relief; and
10 WHEREAS, in 1992, the Governor and State Legislature extended the 64% sales tax to local
11 government purchases with the promise of continued property tax relief through the Local
12 Government Trust Fund; and
3 WHEREAS, each year local governments are forced to combat continued attempts to reduce the
14 levels of State revenue dedicated to local property tax relief through cuts in programs such as Local
15 Government Aid; and
16 WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the State will face another budget deficit in 1993, making cuts in
17 local property tax relief programs tempting ways to solve the State's budget problems; and
18 WHEREAS, Governor Carlson has already publicly announced that he will concentrate on eliminating
19 local property tax relief programs during the upcoming legislative session; and
20 WHEREAS, the League of Minnesota Cities and the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities have
21 taken positions supporting a constitutional amendment dedicating 2e of each 6he collected from the
22 State sales tax to the Local Government Trust Fund if such dedication cannot be assured statutorily;
23 now, therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, that the City of Otsego calls upon the State Legislature to support a
25 constitutional amendment dedicating 2e of each 61W collected by the State sales tax to a new Property
26 Taxpayers' Trust Fund, to guarantee continued property tax relief from the current Local Government
27 Trust Fund; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, that the City of Ots eaostrongly urges that the League of Minnesota Cities and the
29 Association of Metropolitan Municipalities make one of their 1993 priorities support for a
constitutional amendment dedicating 2e of each 61-,e collected by the State sales tax to a new Property
j 1 Taxpayers' Trust Fund; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the City requests that the League of Minnesota Cities begin coordinating a ser, es of
state-wide 'Truth in Taxation" meetings with property taxpayers, to be held this fall, to educate the
public and candidates for State elected offices on the issues regarding the need for a constitutional
amendment dedicating 2¢ of each 6ke collected by the State sales tax a new Property Taxpayers' Trust
Fund to protect local property tax relief funds from budget cuts during the 1993 Legislative Session.
Adopted by Council: Date 9/28/92
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Approved by Mayor for Submission to
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Norman F Freske, Mayor
THE MINNESOTA PROPERTY TAXPAYERS' ASSOCIATION
The Minnesota Property Taxpayers' Association is a non-profit
organization committed to protecting the interests of
residential and commercial property taxpayers in Minnesota and
preserving the state's property tax relief programs which have
been funded since 1967 with state sales tax revenue. The
Minnesota Property Taxpayers Association supports a state
Constitutional Amendment to dedicate 20 of each 6kO of sales
tax collected by the state to a new Property Taxpayers r- Trust
Fund to guarantee future property tax relief payments to
Minnesota's property taxpayers. `11�;
We the undersigned do hereby become a member of the Minnesota
Property Taxpayers' Association and indicate our individual support
for a Constitutional Amendment dedicating 2(,' of each 6h4 sales tax
collected by the state to a Property Taxpayers' Trust Fund to
protect our property tax relief payments in the future.
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