Res 74 - 85 Opposing Proposed Elimination of Road & Bridge Distribution Formula.� CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS - , -
• Dakota County, Minnesota
, • RESOLUTION NO. 74-85 '
` '�. RESOLUTION OPPOSING PROPOSED ELIMINATION •
�' � � � OF ROAD AND BRIDGE DISTRIBUTION FORMULA ' �
' � WHEREAS, Dakota County municipalities have received annual Courity
- �, ' road and bridge funds since 1959; and . - - " ,� - - '
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. WHEREAS, the receipt of such tax monies is a built-in�and '
� . indispensable source of income to the operation of municipal govern�nts; -
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. • WHEREAS, the legislature has not approved�any special legislation '• "
authorizing an over-levy in the event of the removal of such County '�
road and bridge allocation; and . , .
' , WHEREAS, the distribution of such county road and bridge funds
, - in the past would not bear�any relationship to a distribution formula '
� related to County road building and associated governmental
, participation; . • � . � � �
�_ , NOW THEREFORE IT _IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the
'_ . City of Mendota Heights that.,the'City Council'is opposed to the concept .�
- of phasing out the County Road and Bridge distribution formula; and �
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� � IT I$ FURTHER RESOLVED that such�distribution formula be maintained -
���� in tact until special legislatiori is authorized to substitute for such
� • source of income; r. - ._ i� , • '
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', � IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED�that copies.of•this resolution be distributed
. to Dakota County Commissioners and the appropriate appointed officials.
, . Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this
, � , r= ' Third day of September, 1974.� .-�.. • ' ' . ' " .
' ' � ' � . CITY COUNCIL • � ' , .
` � . ' CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS •",
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• ATTES : By ^ OG% - '
• . • Donald L. H er . • �
� � Mayor