CCR1986169RESOLUTION #169-86
RECOMMENDATION TO LEGISLATORS REGARDING
CALCULATION OF STATED SHARED REVENUE
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin has a long history of sharing its
tax revenues with municipalities, and
WHEREAS, Wisconsin state government has traditionally been a
partner with local government in providing essential public
services, and
WHEREAS, municipal governments perform services which the State would have to perform if municipalities did not accept that responsibility, and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin historically has used a
activities but also to lessen the reliance of local governments
progressive tax source, the income tax, to not only fund its own
on their primary but regressive tax source, the local property
tax, and
WHEREAS, the State increased the cost of employer pension
premiums by 20% two years ago with little regard for the fact
that that drove up local costs, and
WHEREAS, most of the dollars in the present shared revenue
which were denied local tax authorities when the State exempted
account can be traced back to replacement dollars for revenues
such properties as inventories and livestock, manufacturers'
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, intangibles, etc., and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government is changing its funding policy,
and
WEREAS, City homeowners and other City property taxpayers will
have to bear the brunt of State actions freezing shared revenue
dollars, and
WHEREAS, the diversion of normal growth in the present shared
and revenue system has resulted in higher municipal property taxes,
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin legislature met in special session in
January, 1986 to deal with a projected deffcit in the current State budget, and
WHEREAS, shared revenues are used by municipalities to provide property tax relief.
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Resolution #169-86
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Muskego does hereby petition the governor and new
legislature to increase future shared revenues by no less than the rate of inflation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council directs the City Clerk to
submit a copy of this resolution to our legislators and request that they keep the City of Muskego informed of their intended
legislative action on this matter.
DATED THIS 12th DAY OF August
??Y OF MUSKEG0 1986.
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