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5. That efforts to solve the state' s long term budget ,
problems be enacted as soon as possible, because the longer the
Legislature takes to identify necessary cuts in state aid, the
less time cities have to implement budget spending reductions,
thus resulting in condensed service level reductions. '
6. That any legislative strategy to place more burden on
^ property tax financing be rejected as regressive and unwanted
by the general public. '�
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays Requestgd by Department of:
Hunt
Levine In Favor
�Medde�c
MeMahon �/ B
snowa�ter - __ Against Y — �
�ede�ea
Wilson
NOV 17 1981 Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date —
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Approved by . or: Dat �OV 2 O �98� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
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WHITE - CITY CLERK ��#{�y��
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Presented By
Referred o Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, Actions on the part of the federal and state govern-
�inents have caused the City of Saint Paul to suffer a reduction in I
the amount of federal and state aids previously relied upon by the '�,
City as a means of financing its annual operating budgets; and �
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WHEREAS, the already adopted 1982 operating budgets include '
154 fewer authorized positions than the previous year and results
in general service level reductions, including police strength, ,
the closing of three recreation centers and one less day of service '
each week for six libraries; and ''
WHEREAS, the property tax levy for the 1982 City budget
increased almost thirteen percent to the ma.ximum authority, with '
nine-tenths of the increase used to offset the loss of anticipated
state and federal aid; and
WHEREAS, the average $60,000 ma.rket value owner-occupied home
in Saint Paul will experience a forty percent net increase in
1982 property taxes (after homestead credit) , partially because
of state legislation which ma.ndated a significant increase in the
school district levy and which froze the maximum state paid
homestead credit at $650.00; and
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WHEREAS, state officials project the current state budget '
deficit to be at least $768 million, and that cash flow problems '
will force the state to further delay November and December, 1981 '
aid payments due cities, counties and school districts; and ',
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council' s Legislation Committee �
desires to work with the State Legislature to balance the state
budget in such a ma.nner as to avoid the cut of essential City
services and to avoid heavy reliance on regressive property
COU[VCILMEN Requestgd by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Hunt �A O R :
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Levine Il 8 V0[ O
Maddox
McMahon B
snoweiter __ Against Y
Tedesco
Wilson �
Adopted by Council: Date Form Approved by City A orney
Certified Passed 6y Council Secretary
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Approved by 17ayor: Date _ Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
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WNITE - CITY CLERK COUIICII � I
PINK ' FINANCE � .�������
CANARY - DEPARTMENT G I T Y O F S A I N T ��U L
BLl1L.+ -f- �MAYOR File N O.
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Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
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taxation at a time when the cost of providing affordable housing is
most difficult because of inflated construction costs, high interest '
rates for mortgages and skyrocketing energy bills; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon the
recommendation of the legislation committee, does hereby adopt the ',
following recommendations for state legislative action: '
1. That efforts to correct the state budget deficit be ma.de
in a balanced approach with additional cuts spread equally across ,
the board to all state agencies and units of government, and with '
increases in state revenues by modifying existing tax laws or ',
enacting new forms of progressive taxation that will not adversely
affect business investments.
2. That efforts to improve the state' s cash flow problem be
addressed by increasing the state' s short term borrowing authority
and that proposals to shift the burden to local units of government
be rejected.
3. That no further action be made to cut aid payments due '
cities in 1981, but rather make any necessary aid reductions
effective for the 1982 calendar year.
4. That homestead credit and local government aid payments '
due cities on November 15 and December 15, 1981 be made by no '
later than December 31, 1981 so that cities may end their fiscal
year without a deficit budget.
COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Hunt
Levine In Favor
Maddox
McMahon B
snowa�ter - __ Against Y —
Tedesco
Wilson
Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date —
CertifiE:d Passed by Council Secretary BY
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Approved by ;Navor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Counci.l
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