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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION
February 28, 1977
RESOLUTION NO: 77-11
DATE:
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN:
Neveaux
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN: Geving
A RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE ADDITION OF SELECTED MUNICIPALITIES
TO MINNESOTA'S MUNICIPAL FINANCE STUDY
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chanhassen is the
official governing body of the City of Chanhassen, and
WHEREAS, the 1976 Legislature gave the State Planning Agency
$50,000 for a "study of local government fiscal problems, debt and
fiscal management"; and in September, 1976, a Legislative Advisory
Commission approved $150,000 appropriation to expand said "STUDY"
to a "broader study of general conditions of local governance in
Minneapolis and St. Paul", and
,...
WHEREAS, this so-called expanded "Study" eliminated all
Minnesota municipalities except Minneapolis and St. Paul from the
"Study of local government fiscal problems...", and
WHEREAS, the State Planning Agency, assisted by the efforts
of four to six full-time analysts and a professional research
organization will only profile the fiscal problems of two Minnesota
communities representing only 17.5% of the total State population and
34.5% of the seven county metro area population (~1etro Council and
State Planning population estimates), and,
WHEREAS, said "Study" could provide Minneapolis and St. Paul
with an unfair advantage if the results of it were used to solicit
more State Aid from future legislatures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City
of Chanhassen, Minnesota, that the City Council supports in general
the concept of a study of local government fiscal problems which would
result in a representative sampling of State municipalities and
not just the financial problems of Minneapolis and St. Paul;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council that the State Planning
Agency's study be enlarged by the addition of various suburban
municipalities, including Chanhassen, and outstate municipalities
to truly reflect financial problems of Minnesota local governments.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen
;11'" this 28th day of February, 1977.
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City Manager ~
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Mayor
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YES
Mayor Hobbs
Councilman Neveaux
Councilman Waritz
Councilman Geving
Councilman Pearson - absent
NO