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<br />'>,. <br /> <br />J- <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />vi U.ME OF ARDEN H 11I.:S <br /> <br />--. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF STATE ASSUMPTION OF THE <br />MAJOR SHARE OF EDUCATION AND WELFARE COSTS AS A <br />1.1EANS OF AFFORDING '-"STING PROPERTY nx REUEF <br />AND RETAiNING THE PROPERTY TAX AS A MEANS OF <br />SUPPORTING LOCAL SERVICES <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 11-<l~ <br /> <br />WhGrnas the pO\1Sr ,'0 tax and spend directly affects the declslon- <br />making power axarcilBd at each !Bvel of governmant <br /> <br />Whereas decision-making power gravitates tow~rd those units of <br />government whiCh have "taxing and spsndlng authol"lty and aWllY 'rom <br />those which do not <br /> <br />Whereas tha council ef Village of Arden Hills believes the <br />combination of property tax limitations ~nd a freeze on state 'Inanclal <br />aids to local units of government .111 destroy the present stata/lecal <br />decision-making balance <br /> <br />Whereas ^l"den In! Is of"ncil'lls have been conservativE! in Increeslng <br />municipal expenditures <br /> <br />Whereas the legislative process is already overburdened with local <br />bills and any reduction of decision-making powers on the local level <br />wi I ~ Increase the numbor of bi I is of a local no'hJre abolla the 40% of <br />6.000 bills introduced In the 1971 session,greatly increasing the cost <br />of toe legislative session <br /> <br />WhBreas use at the Consumer Price Inde~ as an Index ef Inflation <br />In a~y tax 'im!t~tion 'egislatlon will have the effect of forcing 8 <br />continuing ~~ductlon in ,local 5erylc~s <br /> <br />Whereas 0 reductto~ In services dcas not greatly affect the tax <br />III I i of citizens, buT l) :reductioP1 is greatvy no"~iceeble to citizens <br /> <br />Whsreas tho Villago.~ouncll of Arden Hills bellellos that while <br />citizens want property~tax.s lowered they do not want municlp~1 <br />III r', i C9~ reduced <br /> <br />NOVI, -;-her'eiore, be It rosolved by ,'he VH IB~le council of Arden Hills <br />th.t tha council: <br /> <br />i. SellBvesthat there IS historic and lego1 Justification in thest~t~ <br />assuming respDnslbillty for Dupport of public education and/or welfare. <br /> <br />2. Sl1Jlieves that the des:lre of tho !e"lsl'ltJH.... to tlfford substantial <br />B~HJ ~':}~f~n9 pp~pa8"'fV 'fi::n~ 'l"e~~o'r CiHi b~'ba$"t .3chuGved by a si~a';.~ ells,sumptioN <br />-. .:>f OJ IlIGjor ShlH"E' of 'i"tw costs of Elduc<1tloll<lnd/or l~elfe:re. <br />