#005 01-05-76 Support Re-Enactment Revenue Sharing FundingM
Resolution No. 5 January 5, 1976
Member Anderson introduced the following resolution and MOVED its adoption:
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING RE—ENACTMENT OF REVENUE
SHARING FUNDING
WHEREAS, local governments provide services which more than any other
level directly affect the daily health, safety and welfare of citizens, and
WHEREAS, local governments in Minnesota are forced to finance these
important services by property taxes and user charges due to the pre—emption
of other sources of revenue by the State and Federal government, and
WHEREAS, these local sources of revenue are responsible for creating
a significant regressive tax burden on citizens and are the taxes least
responsive to economic growth and thus cause the available revenues to local
government to lag behind service needs and desires, and
WHEREAS, Congress has consistently advocated reduced reliance on
regressive taxes, and
WHEREAS, Revenue Sharing has in many communities throughout the
nation reduced these regressive taxes and, in the case of Golden Valley,
limited the increase in these taxes, and
WHEREAS, Revenue Sharing has been a major determinant of the
quantity and quality of services in Golden Valley, and
WHEREAS, Revenue Sharing has increased the City's ability to provide
for the protection of life and property through the funding of police and
fire equipment, improved pedestrian safety through the funding of the con—
struction of sidewalks and pedestrian bridges, expanded recreational
opportunities in an area of low and moderate income housing through the
funding of the acquisition of parkland and has allowed the City to take
positive steps to reduce juvenile deliquency through the hiring of a
community social worker, and
WHEREAS, if Revenue Sharing is eliminated, many of these services
will have to be discontinued, and
WHEREAS, Congress is now considering the renewal or Revenue Sharing;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of Golden Valley:
(1) Wishes to state its strong support for the re—enactment of Revenue
Sharing at least at the current funding level, with commitment of funds for
no less than a five—year period but preferably for a ten—year period, to
remove uncertainty that has hung over the program and influenced spending
decisions;
(2) Urges that the current allocation formula be maintained with special
concern being given to the retention of the provision that no community
receive less than 20% of the per capita Revenue Sharing given to the State
because, to do so, would significantly reduce allocations to suburban
communities and result in a reduction of services and an increase in
regressive taxes;
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Resolution No. 5
January 5, 1976
(3) Urges that the Congress proceed as soon as possible with renewal of
the program so that communities may consider Revenue Shing as part of
the 1977 budgetary process. / J
Mayor
Attest:
City C1 k
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member
Thorsen and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in favor thereof:
Anderson, Hoover, Johnson, and Thorsen; 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 City Clerk.
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