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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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Referred To Committee: Date
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2 WHEREAS, the Saint aul City Council is committed to fighting the abuse of illegal drugs; and
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4 WHEREAS, on July 18, 1990, the United States House Judiciary Committee adopted an
5 amendment (H.R. 5269) to the anti-drug enforcement grants program which would require the
6 states to pass-through ds to local governments on the basis of a sub-state allocation formula; and
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8 WHEREAS, the sub-sta e allocation formula would require states to allocate funds to local
9 governments on the bas' of the local government's criminal justice expenditures so long as the local
10 government is eligible f r a minimum grant of $50,000; and
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12 WHEREAS, local gove ents would then be able to use the funds for any of the broad range of
13 criminal justice purpose specified in the law so long as a good faith effort is made to participate in
14 the development of, and to comply with, the state plan and priorities, thereby giving cities greater
15 control in determining h w to use anti-drug funds to meet drug enforcement needs; and
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17 WHEREAS, it is e�ect d that funds distributed in this manner will be allocated more equitably
18 and ef�ciently than they are under the current system, in that cities with more serious problems
19 would be more likely to receive a significant share of the funds; and
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21 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has been encouraged to support H.R. 5269 by the United States
22 Conference of Mayors; t erefore
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24 BE IT RESOLVED, th t the Saint Paul City Council does hereby fully support H.R.5269 and
25 additionally requests tha when the House and Senate crime bills are reconciled, the sub-state
26 allocation formula be in luded in the resulting bill.
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AUG 2 3 1990 Form Approved by City Attorney
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