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f , , ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 28, 1977 Page 28 In the past, Orono has attempted to obtain that HENNEPIN COUrdTY SALES information in order to determine whether or not RATIO STUDY � the �9est Hennepin County Assessment District is (Continued) ' doing its job adequately and in order to determine whether or not Orono and the other ciites in the . district are being treated fairly and are not provided with an additional tax burden just because they .are from the western parts of the suburbs and supposedly are able to bear more easily additional taxes. In the past, the representatives of the County Assessor' s Office ' have refused to p�'ovide that information to Orono and to other cities. Ed Monk is the present deputy assessor for the Hennepin County Assessment Office. Wa�ne Johnson is the head assessor. Monk was at the meeting last week � and adamently refused to provide that information. Dick Benson, City Administrator, notes that if the information used by the County is spotty, that is if it only includes the sales of the more expensive , palatial homes, then everyone in Orono is more apt to have a higher lirlited market value. The City feels that it shouid have a right to inspect these public documents to insure that Hennepin County is treating everyone in a uniform manner. Ed rsonk says there is no statute or adopted ordinance, or rule or regulation that says that this information is not available to the cities, it is just the formal policy of the Hennepin County Assessor' s Office not to provide same. S Further information will be at the Council meeting : of P�arch 14, 1977. ~ Butler moved, Welsh seconded, that the date of BOARD OF REVIEW � May 24, 1977 at 7: 30 P.M. for the Board of Fteview May 24 , 1977 meeting, is approved. P�otion, Ayes (5) - Nays (0) . � Welsh moved, Butler seconded, that an executive EXECUTIVE SESSION session has been called for Thurdsay, �'Iarch g , Psarch g , 1977 1977 at 7: 00 P.M. to discuss the 1973-1 litigation. Motion, Ayes (5) - Nays (0) . � Dick Benson, City Administrator, stated that it WORK SESSIONS has been suggested that the City Council and Planning Commission hold a combined work session each nonth, preferably on a Thursday of each r►onth at 7: 00 P.M. If this is to be approved by the City Council, we will publish a public notice to this � effect. An agenda will have to be available and � minutes will have to be recorded. (Continued)