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ATTACHMENT 6 <br />Overview Me�no re: Local Sales and Use Tax <br />State and Local A�proval Reauirements <br />Under State Law, both state and local approval is required before a local option sales tax can be <br />enacted. Those requirements include: <br />1) Before seeking legislative approval, the governing body (city council) �nust adopt <br />a resolution in support of the tax. It must include information on the proposed tax <br />rate, how the revenues will be used, the total amount to be raised before the tax <br />expires, and its estimated duration. <br />2) If authorized by the legislature, the question must be put to a vote at a general (not <br />special) election, which may be either a state or local general election. <br />Reeional vs. Local Benefits <br />The Department of Revenue was asked to review the authorized uses of the local sales tax to <br />determine if they have been regional in nature or of more limited benefit. Acknowledging that <br />vat-yin�; definitions of "regional" can exist, the Department nonetheless determined that a <br />regional component was present in all cities that have enacted a local option sales tax. It was <br />reasoned that Minneapolis and St. Paul, as core cities, inherently carry benefit beyond their <br />borders, whereas the other cities served as a"regional center" in their respective areas in greater <br />Minnesota. <br />Resident vs. Non-Resident Impacts <br />The Department of Revenue was also asked to estimate what portion of revenue raised through <br />the local option sales tax co�r�es from residents of the jurisdiction, as compared to non-residents. <br />There was concern among State Officials that local jurisdictions that enacted local option sales <br />taxes were not necessarily accountable to those that had to pay the tax. <br />The Department acknowledged the data needed to make such estimates was not readily available. <br />However, from a conceptual standpoint, it can be demonstrated that communities export their <br />local sales tax burden when nonresidents purchase taxable items from local businesses. <br />Therefore, a community's ability to export its local sales tax burden is directly correlated with; l) <br />the relative number of residents in nearby jurisdictions, and 2) the relative strength of its own <br />economic base. <br />Stated another way, a community with a large retail base that sells taxable goods, with a <br />relatively s�r�all population, will export a greater share of the sales tax burden than a community <br />with the same retail base with a large population. Roseville falls into the former category — a <br />relatively small population (compared to the collective population around us) and a relatively <br />large retail base that sells taxable goods. Therefore, if Roseville enacted a local sales tax, a <br />substantial portion of the tax would be borne by nonresidents. <br />Local Revenue Raisin�Capacity <br />Within its report, the Department of Revenue looked at the ability of a local jurisdiction to raise <br />revenue by other means, including the property tax. This was done in an effort to determine <br />whether jurisdictions that request approval for a local option sales tax, truly have a need to do so <br />because they lack adequate sources typically available to local governments. <br />ATTACHMENT 6 2 <br />Overview Memo re: Local Sales and Use Tax <br />
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