1975-5369r398
RESOLUTION NO. 5369
RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE REENACTMENT
OF FEDERAL GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield has been annually receiving $200, 000 of
vitally needed fiscal assistance through the allocation of federal dollars under
the General Revenue program; and
WHEREAS, these Revenue Sharing dollars are received directly from the
federal government with a minimum of federal bureaucratic red tape which en-
ables the City of Richfield to use their revenue sharing funds to meet the locally
determined priority needs of the community, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Richfield view their locally elected officials as
being accountable for the expenditure of revenue sharing dollars, and that such
clearly defined accountability__ has resulte _ n increasedcitizen involvement in
identifying the priority needs of the community, and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield has appropriated revenue sharing funds that
have been received to counteract inflation and help maintain essential city services
and the elimination of such revenue sharing would directly affect the ability of the
city to provide for the health, welfare, and safety of the community, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Richfield are being severely affected by the spiraling
and unprecedented rate of inflation which is stripping them of their hard-earned
income, and
WHEREAS, the current inflationary rate is also undermining the ability of city
hall to provide essential services to the community within reasonable and acceptable
levels of local taxation, and
WHEREAS, the General Revenue Sharing Program is providing essential fiscal
relief to the devastating impact of inflation; and
WHEREAS, the General Revenue Sharing Program, which began in 1972, will
terminate in 1976 unless the 94th Congress authorizes an extension of the General
Revenue Sharing Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Richfield, speaking through
its locally located council and mayor, unanimously endorses continuation of the
General Revenue Sharing Program and calls upon the 94th Congress to reenact the
General Revenue Sharing Program in order to insure that vitally needed federal
assistance will be provided to the City of Richfield.
Resolution No. 5369
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Richfield, speaking through its
locally elected council and mayor, believe that the President's proposed Revenue
Sharing enactment legislation (SF 1625 and HR 6558) represents a sound approach
to insuring the continuation of this vital domestic assistance program.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 27th day of May,
1975.
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Lor n L. Later Mayor
ATTEST:
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Thomas Moran City Clerk