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RESOLUTION NO. 4553
IN OPPOSITION TO SENATE FILE NO. 1204 RELATING TO THE
FREEZING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TAXES AT A DOLLAR AMOUNT
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Richfield is the official governing
body of the City of Richfield; and
WHEREAS the City Council has reviewed a bill designated Senate File No.
1204 relating to the freezing of property taxes at a dollar amount; and
WHEREAS it is the opinion of the City of Richfield that enactment of such a
bill would make it difficult or impossible to continue to provide the same level and
quality of municipal services in future years; and
WHEREAS the City Council is of the opinion that the adoption of Senate
File No. 1204 would not be in the best interests of the citizens of the. City of
Richfield;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota that the City Council strenuously objects to the enactment of Senate File
No. 1204.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield that
the City Council recognizes the need for and endorses the desirability of property
tax relief. However, the City Council is opposed to any form of arbitrary limitations
on important revenue sources where alternative sources of revenue are not made
available to provide for growth, inflationary tendencies, or increasing pension
and retirement fund financial requirements over which the City has no control.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby directed to forward
copies of this resolution to the Honorable William Kirchner, the Honorable Ernest
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Lindstrom, the Honorable James Swanson, representatives to the legislature
from Richfield; to the members of the Senate and House Tax Committees and to
others with an interest in this proposed legislation.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 12th day of
April , 19 71.
/sic Stanley W. Olson
Stanley W. Olson Mayor
ATTEST:
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/sic/ Thomas :Moran
Thomas J . Moran Clerk
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