#172 07-20-70 Approve Constitutional Amendment No. 1Resolution No. 172
July 20, 1970
Member Bies introduced the following resolution and MOVED its adoption:
RESOLUTION
(Constitutional Amendment No. 1)
WHEREAS, the Village, School District and County are primarily
dependent on the local property tax to finance services, and
WHEREAS, they are concerned about the steady growth in tax exempt
property and the interpretations that have led to the growth in tax exempt
properties, and
WHEREAS, such growth in tax exempt property is self-defeating
and narrows the tax base,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Golden Valley Village Council endorse
Amendment No. 1 and urge its adoption by the electorate of the State of
Minnesota.
Mayor
Attest:
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Village Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded
by Member Jensen, and upon vote being taken thereon the following members
voted in favor thereof: Bies, Jensen, Paulson, Stockman, and Teresi; and
the following voted against the same: None, whereupon said resolution was
declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor, and his signature
attested by the Village Clerk.
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