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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3055.� 01h� O O V$k ti 0 S/ CITYof ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL A RESOLUTION NO. 3057 SHING SALARIES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES FOR 1992 BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota that initial salaries and wages for City employees be established as follows, effective January 1, 1992: NAME POSITION a` SHO 1991 SALARY 1992 SALARY CITY of ORONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 3055 A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR REPEAL OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY WHEREAS, the statute establishing the Presidential Primary was initially adopted without legislative hearings; and WHEREAS, the Legislature has not provided reimbursement of local government costs for conducting the primary; and WHEREAS, the Presidential Primary is designed to provide voters an opportunity to express preferences for the nomination of presidential candidates by. major national and political parties; WHEREAS, the statute establishing the Presidential Primary (M.S. 207A) requires voters to declare which political party ballot they will receive prior to casting their vote; and WHEREAS, such political party voter identification will become public information and a permanent record on the voter registration file; and WHEREAS, such records will be available for political campaign activities, including canvassing and fund-raising; and WHEREAS, the purpose and effect of the balloting conducted during the Presidential Primary are unrelated to the actual election of candidates to public office; and WHEREAS, the outcome of the Presidential Primary balloting will not determine the election of candidates to public office in Minnesota or at the national level. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota, call on the State Legislature to repeal the statute establishing the Presidential Primary to eliminate requirements for local government to fund the costs of the primary since such balloting is essentially a political party activity which should not be financed with tax revenues. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota at a regular meeting held December 9, 1991. -- t� AT ST:; Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor otny �M j_ Hallin, City Cler