Res 76 - 16 Endorsing Dakota County Study Commission RecommendationsCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
Dakota County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 76-16
RESOLUTION ENDORSING DAKOTA COUNTY STUDY COMMISSION ''
RECOMMENDATIONS • •
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\�, WHEREAS,"Fiscal management in Dakota County is now split between the
Auditor and the Treasurer; and � , .,
WHEREAS, Dakota County has no clear policy relating to the budget �•
process,:lorig range planning, purchasing, contracts, bidding, a uniform
� , personnel administration, land use and data processing as it relates to the
collection and distribution of real estate taxes; and
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' WHEREAS, it is inefficient and costly for the Dakota County Board of .
� Commissioners to make both policy decisions and then to implement them on ' ,
� a day to day basis; and � _ ' '_
� • WHEREAS, the Dakota County Executive Secretary's' duties are determined •
entirely by the County Board with no statutorX authority to�administer ,
� policy; and ". . �, . , �
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' WHEREAS, Dakota County cannot become�a county of the�fi:rst class
(200,000) to qualify for its rightful share of;.state and federal revenues
� until the next official census in•1980;=and �• � _'-
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� �.. WHEREAS, Dakota County Commi.ssioner Districts are based upon the .
outdated 1970 population figure (_139,808),�resulting in,loss of revenues
to municipalities and townships.and under-representation in some�districts; • �
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- NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the,City of, ,_ _
Mendota Heights that the City Council endorses the recommendations as set '
forth by the Dakota County Study Commission under Minn.-Statute 375A.01-, •
- 375 .13 to : - � . ' ` . , " � ' . �
� l. Consolidate the.offices of County,�Aizditor and Treasurer
" into one elective office; � - - � . .
2.� Adopt the�At-Large Chairman Plan to'provide clear policy
- leadership; � � � _' -
. 3. Adopt the County Administrator P1"an which by statute clearly
_ ., � defines the administration of policy;. �
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,� � 4. Increase the Dakota County Board of Commissioners from five
' ,. ' to seven_members, the Chairman running at-large and the
� ' •= districts reapportioned from five torsix. . , � �
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Adopted by the City Couneil of the City of Mendota Heights this�Sixteenth
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CITY COUNCIL . -
CITY:OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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Robert G. Lockwood
' Actinct Mavor . _