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The cost of local government i3 being influenced more and more by <br />both state and federally legislated mandated programs and <br />increased mandated benefits or costs for in -place programs. Due <br />to current levy limitation restrictions, the ability of local <br />government to pay these: incrc�;.ned cost ­. i:_, severely re., tricted, <br />thereby causing in many instance,, a reduction i the level of the <br />traditional service functions of pollee, fire, --treet, etc. There <br />is a vast range of mandated program increases which have no <br />bearing or relationship to the anr,uai I allowed levy 11rnikt <br />increase. Some of these include worker's compensation benefit:,, <br />binding arbitration, federal ^ocial security, minim-wm wage laws, <br />comprehensive planning, Critical Areaz Act, Shorelines Act, OSHA, <br />etc. <br />THE AMM URGES THE LEGISLATURE TO RECOGNIZE THAT MANDATED INCREASED <br />EXPENDITURES IN ONE PROGRAM WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING IN^.REASE IN <br />FUNDING ABILITY MANDATES A DECREASED EXPENDITURE IN T%E OTHER <br />SERVICE AREAS SUCH AS PUBLIC SAFETY ETC., AND THEREFORE, WHEN SUCH <br />INCREASES ARE MANDATED THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD PROVIDE A PERMANENT <br />LEVY LIMIT BASE INCREASE TO OFFSET THE NEW COSTS. <br />B-5 DECREASED NON TAX RFVENUE SPECIAL LEVY <br />The 1981 legislature eliminated the Decrea:,Ed Nor, Tax Revenue <br />special levy by rolling the 1')151 act.L'L levy int: the 'Levy bane. <br />The primary purpose of this special 'Levy waz to pr(,vide a method <br />ON an annual basis to recapture revenue decreafe3 in, <br />prinicipally, municipal liquor store operation:, using the current <br />year as a comparison to 1911 revenue:> modified by inflation. Wnen <br />the Levy Limit law was initiated in 1971, it did not consider that <br />a major share of sorre; c i t ie: Genera 1 tJ.Idt;et rt!ven,e dal' derived <br />from the liquor store revenue. Since 19;', these revenues or <br />profits have remained :on-tant or in many cages actual:;declines:, <br />thus causing severe problems because levy increases were only <br />teased on actual 19'; 1 property tax levy. The decrease,. non tax <br />revenue special levy was initiated in 19'13 and modified in 1980 to <br />reiu•dy this pro4laA6. ..�.: ., <br />THE AMM ENCOURAGES THE LEGISLATURE: TO RE: -INSTATE THE DECREASED, <br />NON TAX REVENUE SPECIAL LEVY USING 1981 A:.) A BASE YEAR TO MORE <br />ACCURATELY REFLECT THE CURRENT INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM. <br />MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISES SUCH AS LIQUOR STORES. <br />B-6 ENERGY SPECIAL LEVY <br />There has been a tremendous interest in energy related And <br />developing methods of saving energy in the part fe. 'ear5. IL i.. <br />recognized that fuel conservatior, measures art nec�L:_sary ar.,:, in <br />fact, federal and utate legit:ration hits bear; t>.ssrd requiring, <br />certain energy :;avinC.. measure... :`iLic_ „rt ru,uired tmake <br />