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CALENDAR
<br />Oct. 2 - Mound Retail Council - Mound Council Chambers, 7:30 a.m.
<br />4 -Governmental Affairs Council - Lafayette Club, 7:30 a.m.
<br />9 - Board of Directors - Twin Birch, 7:00 a.m.
<br />9 -Navarre Retail Council - Pizza on the Lake, 7:15 p.m.
<br />17 -General Membership Meeting - Senior Center, 6:00.7:15
<br />p.m. Dinner. League of Women Voters' Candidates Forum
<br />- 7:30 p.m., School Board Conference Room. Reserva-
<br />tions for dinner are a must! by Tues. no6n,
<br />472-1600, ext. 247, 248, 472-1129, 472-6780.
<br />31 -Spring Park Retai: Council - Pizza on the Lake, 8:30 a.m.
<br />Nov.12 Board of Directors Retreat - Lafayette Club, 7:00 a.m.
<br />The community is always welcome at all Chamber functions • let's Work Together!
<br />Chic Remien attended Checkpoint '84 on Sept. 20 E 21 as a delegate from the Westonka
<br />Chamber. This conference, sponsored by the Minnesota Commission on Small Business, was held
<br />to develop the 10 most pressing legislative concerns for 1984 of the state's small business com-
<br />munity. The results were:
<br />260: The unemployment compensahon system should be rolormed as follows. a SoNtory of the unemployment compensation system inOuld be a lop yri0'.ty tit.,
<br />Io reduce the Federal tax which ,s not experience rated and return to the -tale lax which ,s exper,erce rated. b The current unemployment compensation banal,
<br />I*v L`:s should be frozen until the system is solvent. c. Oppose any unemployment compensation lax hikes without fundamental changes ,n access to benefits d.
<br />Unemployment compensation taxes should be more experience rated a The ac Ce3sabilily test lot access to the unemployment compensation system should be
<br />sllengtheilea. 1. per11,me workers should not be allowed access to unemployment compensation benefits 425 votes). 331: The slat* should develop stralog,c,
<br />economic and fiscal long range plans for revenue and expenditure needs (29 votes) 141: Corporate and personal income lax rates must be reduced over a five year
<br />period to provide .,..ling and now busine;ses with the needed funds to compete while maintaining and expanding then businesses. These reductions would
<br />{limutel• the also's economy, increase production and Improve employment L*gisjaliorl is headed to, a. Reduce Corporate income lax rates to 6% On the last
<br />S50,000 and 1
<br />0 10% as Ina maximum rate on Income over S50,000. Timetable. S50,000 income 9% July 1. 1985, 6% July 1, 1987, Over $50.000, 11 % July 1, 1985;
<br />10% July 1, 1967. b. Reduc* the
<br />maximum
<br />personal income tax of 16% to 12% Timetable Maximum lax 14% July 1, 1'10. 12% July 1, 1987. c Conform k
<br />Calstaled deplocia Lion schedules io Ihelodoial 10.5.7 schodals Timetable Federal COnfofmanco. r*troaclivo to August, 1961 d The Federal mcome tax doduclion
<br />should not be eliminated lot Individual income tans (36 votes) 261. The following should be done regarding hazardous waste a. The Minnesota Legislature
<br />should amend the 1989 Environment Response and Liability ACT (superlund law) to provide that strict liability would not be applied retroactively from the dale of
<br />Ina Act except for those 17*nsona who have acted knowingly, recklessly, of carelessly so as to endanger the public health and safety and trial future liability be
<br />established so as to reasonably protect the legal and civil rights of persons subject IC the act. A major goal of such legislation should be to retain and enhance lob
<br />oppoftum:,es and Ine suture growm of apncunwe, WHneas and mtlustiy ,n Minnesota b Prbmpti) :, ^ � i {lose disposal flies for disposal of Minnesota's
<br />heza,dOus wale. (24 votes). 26e: The following should be don* regarding the wOfkeYs coinp*nealion • Do not Change the 1901. 19V and 1963 workers'
<br />compensation reforms until 19M when comparable data on the current reforms will be available. b. f e the sp*C *Ofkora' Compensation fund and its
<br />assessment rate. c. Oppose workefo' compensation benefit increases until the recent system reform
<br />s a.. akled . by actual 0011*nce. (26 roles). 140: Reduce ohsispanly among and simplify In* classifications of property taxes lot businessagriculture and homeoar vrs. (31 votes) 142'. The Minnesota sales tax shall not be
<br />expanded nor shall the rote be increased 130 votes) 222: Economic development Hldud amphasize leep,ng existing Minnesota businesses in the {tale, the
<br />development of increased agricultural processing and providing an environment in which existing busmese{ car. expand New plant conslfucl,on and equipment.
<br />es pension of manufacturing and research facilities and Multi -slate national sarvics industries which are identified with new job creation should be given p,orily
<br />consideration for incentives such as Industrial Revenue bonds, sales tax exemptions and p,operly tax abatements. (23 voles) 201: Minnesota Mould establish As
<br />public policy that all poisons have, and shall be projected in The exercise of. The fight, treaty and without leaf of penalty or reprisal, to form, join or assist labor
<br />organizations or to retrain from any such activities. 1 e., a "right 10 work" law. 07 voles) 112: Requite Minnesota Conformity to Federal lax laws rn such areas as
<br />ACRS, IRA deductions, etc. (22 voles). 136: The Iegislatule should pass its revenue raising bills first. Then pass its expenditure bills within Ina" rev*nu*bmils. As
<br />an alit, native, Ihe I*g,aloluto should establish a ways and means committee in In* house of replesenialives Thal should consider and pass all lax and apprOpto
<br />loan bills belore any such bills are recommended to the floor (22 voles)
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