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<br /> Section 15. Non-permanent aid reductions. Provides the following non,permanent aid -I
<br /> reductions for counties, cities and towns: (i) $47,979,000 for non-schools for aid payable .
<br /> in 1995; (ii) $9,02 I ,000 for cities and towns for aid payable in 1995; and (iii) 5,74% of
<br /> the local government aid appropriation provided in section 22 of the artIcle for aid
<br /> payable in 1996, The' aid reductions apply, in order as necessary, to a local unit's local .
<br /> government aid, homestead and agricultural credit a;d, and disparity reduction aid,
<br /> Amends Minn, Stat. 1994, S 477A,0132, subd, I effective the day following final
<br /> enactment. I
<br /> Section 16. Aid reduction base. Clarifies that the aid reductions provided in section 15
<br /> of the article will be in proportion to each local unit's adjusted revenue base for the year .
<br /> in which the aid is payable, Amends Minn. Stat. 1994, S 477A,0I32, subd, 2 effective
<br /> the day following final enactment,
<br /> Section 17. Aid calculations and certifications, Clarifies that the dates for the I
<br /> calculation and certification of the homestead block grants shall be those provided in
<br /> section 14 of the article. Amends Minn, Stat. 1994, S 477A,014, subd, 1 effective the day I
<br /> following final enactment.
<br /> Section 18. Aid certification errors. Amends current law to allow each county up to 30 e.
<br /> days to object to the commissioner of revenue's allocation of homestead block grants
<br /> among the counties for a particular aid payment year, Then, the commissioner is allowed .
<br /> another 30 days in which to recertifiy the county-level amounts if necessary to resolve the
<br /> error, Amends Minn, Stat. 1994, S 477A,014, subd 2 effective for aids and grants
<br /> payable in 1997 and thereafter, I
<br /> Section 19. Deductions from aid payments. Clarifies that the amounts of the
<br /> deductions from aids for administrative costs (i.e., state demographer's costs under S I
<br /> 4A.02; state auditor costs up to $217,000; commissioner ofadrninistration costs for the
<br /> local govemment records and information function of up to $205,800; and commissioner
<br /> of employee relations costs of up to $55,000 for the pay equity function) which are taken I
<br /> from the local govenunent aid distributions in 1996 are the amounts for these purposes
<br /> that will be taken from the homestead block grant appropriations in subsequent years, .
<br /> Under current law; these amounts may change slightly from year to year. Amends Minn.
<br /> Stat. 1994, S 477A,014, subd, 5 effective the day following final enactment,
<br /> Section 20, Aid payment dates. Clarifies that the payments by the commissioner of the I
<br /> county,level homestead block grants will take place on the same schedule as is currently
<br /> provided for payments of local government aid. Amends Minn, Stat. 1994, S 477 A,O 15 .
<br /> effective the day following fmal enactment.
<br /> Section 21. Uniform accounting and financial standards. Clarifies that counties and -.
<br /> cities must conform to the State Auditor's uniform accounting and fmancial reporting
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