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WHEREAS, the 2008 constitutional amendment increased the state sales tax rate <br /> from 6.5 percent to 6.875 percent, increasing the cost of the state sales tax for cities and <br /> counties; and <br /> WHEREAS, the 2011 legislature exempted townships from the state sales tax; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the cost to cities and counties is now estimated to have increased to <br /> $129.2 million per year for state fiscal year 2015; and <br /> WHEREAS, the state sales tax currently paid by the city of Roseville each year is <br /> estimated to be $290,000; and <br /> WHEREAS, the cost to cities and counties is estimated to grow by approximately <br /> 2.6 percent per year; and <br /> WHEREAS, future state sales tax rate increases or expansions of the state sales <br /> tax base to additional goods and services would increase the cost of the sales tax on cities <br /> and their taxpayers and ratepayers <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the city council of the city of <br /> Roseville supports HF 295, HF 466, HF 469, SF 329, SF 104 and SF 435, legislation now <br /> before the 2013 legislature that would re-exempt the purchases of cities and counties <br /> from the state sales tax. <br /> WHEREUPON, said Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted on the 8th <br /> day of April, 2013. <br /> The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member <br /> Etten, and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: <br /> Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, Roe <br /> and the following voted against the same: None. <br /> WHEREUPON said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. <br />