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RESOLUTION N0. 7180
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE REAUTHORIZATION
OF GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
WHEREAS, general revenue sharing has, since 1972, provided a
predictable and stable source of funding to 39,000 of this
nation's local governments; .and
WHEREAS, many cities used general revenue sharing to provide
basic services such as public safety, health, and education; and
WHEREAS, the authorization for general revenue sharing will
expire on September 30, 1986; and
WHEREAS, cities have already suffered the loss of some
twenty-three percent of federal aid in non-inflation dollars; and
WHEREAS, the movement on tax reform threaatens to inhibit
the ability of cities to generate municipal financing; and
-WHEREAS, general revenue sharing has proven to be the most
efficient and helpful of all federal programs upon whiiich cities
have come to rely; and
WHEREAS, in many cities alternative sources of income do not
exist to replace general revenue funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the.
City of Richfield urges Congress and the Administration to extend
the authorization of general revenue sharing at a $4.6 billion
level.
PASSED by the City Council of he ~ity o" ichfield,
Minnesota this 14th. day of July, 1 6 /
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n Ham~iitbiir' Mayor
ATTEST•
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homas Ferber City Clerk