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I I ^ ■r V'- ft * - ;■• & r- U.'«' ■ -iX- n- ASSOCIATION OF <ni£ MMCSOTA COUNTES fj, / »i* Jiilj >1 r < January 29, TO 1992 FROH: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS J^ES MULDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RE;RESOLUTION TO RESCIND LOCAL "OPTIONAL** SALES TAX Recent disturbing events that occurred at the State Capitol have prompted mo to encourage AMC's member counties to consider revoking the 1/2 cent "optional" sales tax. As you are probably aeare, the legislature failed in its attempt to override the Governor’s l^ne ^tem veto on January 14. By not accomplishing an override, current law is still in effect, which means that counties will receive no money from the Local Government Trust Fund for calendar year 1993 and thereaf* legislation also is not We have beei told that the legislature and Governor will enact to adopt, new aid formulas, but it is not a given, It jclear as to what the distribution formula will include and If the legislature and Governor will use the Local Government Trust Fund to balance the State's budget (a projected 340 millionshort fall). AMC beliovei the Governoz increase to counties are proceeds of participate consider pa that it is advisable to remind your legislators and that counties voted for the 1/2 cent State sales tax help create the Local Government Trust Fund. If no longer going to be a recipient of a portion of the the fund, there is no reason for counties to in it. Therefore, it is recommended that counties sage of the accompanying resolution to accent your- -u , ... - - - - - - .. - - - ^- coruerns, Ifc is very important that all commissioners continue to- ’.t- - - - - ... -contact their legislators and the Governor to express concern about our lost aid and the effect the loss of this aid will have on local property taxes I; te- „ 126 CHARLES AyENUE ST. PAUL MINNESOTA 55103 2UV» »3!' ' FAX 6l2-?3-i-05^O ‘ A