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to support Council activities. Federal grants used to fund about <br />two,'thirds of the Council Budget and the local property tax about <br />one-third. The ratio is now reversed. Property taxes are already <br />considered to be very high by some persons in the metropolitan <br />area and maor efforts should be made to hold the line on <br />.ncreaces. <br />THE COUNCIL SHOULD MAKE A THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE ACTIVITIES <br />FORMERLY FUNDED. BY FEDERAL GRANTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE STILL <br />NFZESSARY AND WORTHWHILE WHEN ONLY LOCAL DOLLARS ARE INVOLVED. THE <br />COUNCIL SHOULD ALSO SEEK TO BE INCLUDED IN IHE STATE. FUNDING <br />PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SOME FUNDING FOR THE REGIONAL DEVELUrSEN—A <br />COMMISSIONS IN RURAL MINNESOTA WHICH PERFORM MANY SIMILAR TASKS. <br />ADDITIONALLY THE COUNCIL SHOULD SEEK TO DIVEST ITSELF OF SERVICES <br />THAT IT PERFORMS FOR THIS AREA, IF SUCH SERVICES ARE PERFORMED BY <br />S':A':E AGENCIES FOR RURAL MINNESOTA. <br />J-4 CASH RESERVE FUND <br />Based or, an analysis of the proposed 1985 Metropolitan Council <br />B,:dgtt Iocument it appears that the cash reserve furl is larger <br />1—ar, is needed for cash flow purposes. However, since sufficient <br />information is not contained in the budget document as to cash <br />flow needs and when income is to be received, it is impossible to <br />Determine how much reserves are necessary. <br />'HE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL SHCULD SEEK RECOMMENDATIONS FROM I':S <br />AUDITOR AS TO WHAT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CASH RESERVES SHOULD <br />BE. THE COUNCIL SHOULD ALSO SEEK ADVICE AS TO HOW THESE RESERVES <br />SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AND ACCOUNTED F' N ITS BUDGET PROCE3S AND <br />uvC1JMEN7ATION. <br />IV-K SEWER AVAILABILITY CHARGE (SAC) <br />^.e charge is levied against all building units within the sewer <br />service area whether or not these units will connect to a <br />metropolita►. ;ewer facility. Sewer service area boundaries <br />basically fo:_,jw municipal boundaries when some portion of a city <br />is connected to a sewer facility. The Development Framework <br />established a Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) line <br />different from and in many cases, inside the sewer service area <br />boundaries creating the situation where SAC is je•ried against <br />units which will not be served within the foreseeable planning <br />future. The current funding boundaries are incons'.stent with <br />Development Framework policy. <br />THE AMM BELIEVES THAT A THOROUGH EVALUATION SHOULD BE MADE OF THE <br />SEWER A� AILABILITY CHARGE (SAC) TO DETERMINE IF IT IS FAIR, <br />EG1217ABLE AND RELEVANT RECOGNIZING THAT MANY CHANCES HAVE OCCURRED <br />AND PRESENT CONDITIGNS ARE QUITE DIFFERF'NT THAN THEY WERE IN THE <br />