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Home My WebLink AboutSP February 1, 1989 DATE: February l, 1989 \ I / ITEMS GIVEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL Memo dated l/24/89 from City Administrator & Bldg. Official "Cities Bulletin" (1/13/89) "Cities Bulletin" (1/20/891 Ordinance Amendments (#23A. #33D. #Bnnn, #R~~~, #8FFF, #8EEE, & U9K) 1989 List of Special/Standing Committees "Business Beat" (Number 30) PLEASE ADDRESS THESE ITEMS AT THIS MEETING OR PUT THEM ON THE NEXT AGENDA. '. '-J THANK YOU. () ,'--j \J '~ CITY of ANDOVER To: Mayor and city Council Copies: City Administrator; Building Official From: City Clerk January 24, 1989 Date: Attached is a copy of a letter I received regarding an accident at the Downtown Center on May 6, 1988. This is being handled for the city by Ned Lynn of G.A.B. He has been in contact with Dave Almgren. . r U , ,J Van~ Vall DUWOFFICES. LTD. January 4, 1989 CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED City of Andover c/o Vickie Volk. Andover City Clerk ANDOVER CITY HALL 1685 Crosstown Boulevard N.W.. Andover, Minnesota 55304 Dear Ms. Volk: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that DEBRA WICKHERST and RUSSELL ANDERSON hereby make claim for damages in excess of $50,000 by reason of injuries Debra Wickherst sustained on May 6, 1988 when she received a severe electrical shock at the Andover Mall. Andover, Minnesota. On May 6, 1988, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Debra Wickherst went to turn on a power switch in the Andover Mall, and accidentally touched the wide open 200 3-phase open circuit. There was no cover on the box and no lock on the door leading to the box. The accident may have occurred as a result of the negligence of the City of Andover, and others, in failing to cover the open circuit. licensing and use of the those premises. her, you are requested to promptly furnish attorney with the names and addresses of other es or licensees who may have liability in ith the aforesaid incident. if known. DRAKE, LTD. . '\ I '-.--' cc: Ms. Debra Wickherst Mr. Russell Anderson 1801 25th Avenue North Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411 Steve Van Drake Mary Jo Van Drake John Malone Rick Kreutzfeldt Jon A. Perlinger p.o. Box 582 :&Q 2011 So. 6th St/ Brainerd, MN 56401 (218) 829-8260 FAX (218) 829-7623 3707 IDS Center 0 Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 332-0969 FAX (612) 332-4872 SRVD/DR .. } '\ '--~ \ "----- :\ Number 2 January 20, 1989 Shoreview city officials testify on debt liinit bill On Tuesday, January 17 botb House and Senate Tax Committees acted favorably on legislation, H.F. 40 and S.F. 99, to correct a city debt limit problem caused by tbe 1988 Omnibus Tax Bill. Speedy action on tbese bills by botb tbe House and Senate is expected. Sboreview city officials Mayor Dick Wedell, City Manager Dwigbt Jobnson, and Finance Director Jeanne Haapala testified in favor of tbe corrective legislation on bebalf of the League. "---- Since this summer, an unintentional oversight in the new tax bill has been preventing many cities from issuing bonds because they were over legal debt limits. The problem was caused wbcn tbe tax bill redefined "assessed valuc" as "tax capacity." The old assessed values are gcncrally 12-13 times greater than the ncw tax capacities. Hence, the old debt limits (such as the 7 1/3 of assesscd value) wcre far more constraining than intcnded. -, H.P. 40 (sponsored by Reps. Long, Rcst and Welle) and S.P. 99 (sponsored by Sen. Doug Johnson) would correct this problem by converting the debt limits to a systcm based on market value, rather than tax capacity. This conversion would yield roughly the equivalent dcbtlimits, although there may be variations for individual cities. The ncw debt limits are: * two percent of market value (instead of 7 1/3 of assessed value) for the general debt limit affccting sccond, third, and fourth class cities; * 0.03 percent of market value (instcad of 0.1 percent of assessed value) for capital notes issued by home rule charter cities; See Shore view. page 9 Shoreview Mayor Richard Wedell and Senator Doug Johnson (DFL-Cook) review bill to correct city debt problem during a January 17 hearing before the Senate Tax Commillee. League photo by Debra Nyberg Action Alert The League asks city officials to act on this issue: . Cities hoping for wastewater treatment financing should contact legislators " ,,) "- Contents. Page Action Alerts . Cities hoping for wastewater financing should contact legislators ................................ IO Articles Shoreview city officials testify on debt limit bill ... ................... ............... ........... ............ 1,9 House committees ................................................3 Senate committees ................................................7 Revenue department releases report on business property taxes .........................................9 League requests volunteers to serve on variance committee. ............ ...................... ............9 Federal Update ...................................................11 Employee fringe benefits likely target in Congress Revenue picture improves; Governor calls for five percent reserve ........................................ 12 Code of ethics bill contains financial disclosure requirements .......................................13 Supreme Court clarifies open meeting/data practices question ................................................14 Highlights of campaign finance reporting requirements ........................................14 Bill summaries ....................................................S I .. ~ The Cities Bulletin is a ,\ publication of the League of Minnesota Cities and includes an update of state legislative, administrative, and congressional actions that affect cities. It also includes reviews of metropolitan area issues by the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. League legislative staff members are available to answer your questions concerning legislation relating to cities. The Bulletin lists League and AMM authors of articles arid bill summaries by their initials. Joel Jamnik -- JJ Laurie Fiori Hacking -- LFH Stanley Peskar -- SP Ann Higgins -- AH Donald Slater -- DS Sarah Hackett -- SH Chuck Bichler -- cn Thomas Grundhoefer u TG Debra Nyberg -- DN Jean Mehle Goad -- JMG Vern Peterson -- VP Roger Peterson -- RP \ ~ page 2 LMC Cities Bulletin COMMITTEE INFORMATION ) : '--- 1989-90 Minnesota House of Representatives AGRICULTURE (25 members) Mon., 10 a.m., Room 5 Information ".."."."....""."...".""..296-4247 Wenzel-DFL, Chair Nelson, C.-DFL, Vice Chair Bauerly-DFL McDonald.ffi Bertram.DFL McPherson.IR Brown-DFL Olson, E.-DFL Cooper-DFL Olson, K.-DFL Dauner-DFL Omann-ffi DiIle-ffi Redalen-ffi Frederick-ffi Richler-ffi Girard-ffi Sparby-DFL Ilugoson-ffi Sleensma-DFL Kahn-DFL Uphus.ffi Kalis-DFL Winler-DFL Krueger-DFL Staff: Maureen Novak-Committee Administrator 474 State Office Building ...............296-4172 MIII)' Ann Goschy-Comrnittee SecrelllI)' 487 State Office Building ...............296-7191 ., APPROPRIA nONS (41 members) Mon..Thurs., 8 a.m., Room 200 Information ............"..".................296-4228 Anderson, G..DFL, Chair Rodosovlch-DFL, Vice Chair "-. Abrams-ffi Anderson, R.-ffi Baltaglia-DFL Bishop-ffi Carlson, D..ffi Carlson, L.-DFL Oarlc-DFL Dom-DFL Forsythe-ffi Frerichs-ffi Greenfield.DFL Gruenes-1R lIeap.IR Jaros.DFL Jennings-DFL Johnson, V..IR Kahn-DFL Kalis.DFL Krueger.DFL Lieder-DFL , '. , "- '--) '--- Miller.lR Morrison-ffi Munger-DFL Murphy-DFL Orenslein.DFL OSlhoff-DFL Pappas-DFL Pelerson-DFL Poppcnhagen-IR Price-DFL Pugh-DFL Rice-DFL Sama-DFL Seaberg-ffi Segal-DFL Solberg-DFL Sparby-DFL Stanius-IR Sleensma-DFL Slaff: Carmen M. Femholz-Cmle. Admininistrator 363 Stale Office Building ...............296-3806 Laurie M. Stangl-Comrrultee SecretllI)' 365 State Office Building ...............296-4171 Agriculture, Transportallon & Semi-Slate Division! APPROPRIA nONS (10 members) i Mon.-Thurs., II' a.m_, Room 400S Information .................."..."..........296-5486 Rlce-DFL, Chair L1eder.DFL, Vice Chair Anderson. G.-DFL Frerichs-ffi Johnson, V.-ffi Kalis-DFL Pappas-DFL Sama-DFL Seaberg-ffi Sleensma-DFL Starr: R. Scott Dickman-Committee Administrator 383 State Office Building ...............296-4115 MIII)' M. L.arson-Commillee SecrelllI)' 381 State Office Building ...............296-5486 Educallon Division! APPROPRIA nONS (10 members) Mon..Thurs., 8 a.m., Room 300N Information ...................................296-3367 Carlson, L.-DFL, Chair Dorn.DFL, Vice Chair Anderson, G.-DFL Ileap-IR Jaros-DFL Morrison-ffi Munger-DFL Orenslein-DFL Poppenhagen-IR Price-DFL Starr: Molly A. Grove-Committee Administrator 328 State Office Building ...............296-5528 Dolores E. Vaughan-Commiltee SccrelllI)' 379 Slate Office Building ...............296-3367 Reprinted with permission ofthe Minnesotallouse Information Office January 20, 1989 Health & Human Services Division! APPROPRIATIONS (12 members) Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m., Room 200 Information ...................................296.0173 GreenneJd.DFL, Chair SegaJ-DFL, Vice Chair Anderson. G.-DFL Anderson, R.-ffi Oarlc-DFL For.ythe.ffi Gruenes-1R Jennings.DFL Murphy.DFL Pugh-DFL Rodo.ovich.DFL Stanius-1R Staff: Victor A. Thorstenson-Cmte. Administrator 3040 Slate Office Building ............296-2317 Marguerite Maloney-Committee SecretllI)' 375 Slate Office Building ...............296-7189 State Departments Division! APPROPRIATIONS (12 members) Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m., Room 3005 Information ""......"."..."...............296-4257 Kahn-DFL, Chair Sparby.DFL, Vice Chair Krueger-DFL Miller-IR OSlhoff-DFL Pelerson.DFL Solberg.DFL Abrams-ffi Anderson, G.-DFL Battaglia-DFL Bi.hop-ffi Carlson. D.-ffi Staff: Susan Mainzer-Commillee Administrator 304C Stale Office Building.............296-41 12 Judith Richardson-Committec SecrelllI)' 369 State Office Building ...............296-7173 COMMERCE (20 members) Tues., Thurs., 10 a.m., Dsmt. Hearing Rm. Information ...................................296-5318 Sarna.DFL, Chair Klnkel-DFL, Vice Chair Anderson. R.-ffi Beard-DFL Bcnneu-IR Bishop-ffi Forsythe-ffi Frederick-IR lIeap-1R Janezich-DFL Jaros.DFL McEachem.DFL Milben.DFL Murphy-DFL O'Connor-DFL Pellow-ffi Pelow,ki.DFL Richlcr-IR Scheid-DFL Solberg-DFL Starf: Joseph P. Biernat-Comminee Administrator 568 Slate Office Building ...............296-53 I 8 Elizabeth A. Zentzis-Commillee SecretllI)' 563 Stale Office Building ............... 296-5509 n~'lgr~3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (36 members) Tues., Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 5 Information "_____"_...__....296.9281 Otls-DFL, Chair Peterson.DFL, Vice ChaIr Anderson, G..DFL Murphy-DFL Durger-ffi Nelson, C..DFL Carlson, L..DFL Neuenschwander-DFL Oarlc-DFL Olson, K.-DFL Cooper-DFl. PeUow-ffi Dawkins-DFL Pelowski-DFL DiIle-ffi Poppenhagen-IR Frerichs-ffi Reding-DFL Girard-ffi Rodosovich-DFL Heap-lR Rukavina-DFL IIimle.ffi Scharer-ffi Hugoson-lR Segal-DFL Kahn-DFL Sparby-DFL Lasley-DFL Tjomhom.ffi Marsh-ffi Uphus-ffi McLaughlin-DFL WiIliams-DFL Miller-lR Winler-DFL Sturf: Tudd B. RapJ>-Commillee Administrator 426 State Office Building ...............296-5533 Mabel S. Canty-Commillee SecretllI)' 403 Stale Office Building .............._296-5372 Community Stabilization & Development Dlvlslonl ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (12 members) I Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 3005 Information ""__"__"......"..._.296.4836 Clark-DFL, Chair Da\\klns.DFL, Vice Chair Durgcr-lR McLaughlin-DFL "elson. C.-DFL OLis.DFL PeUow-ffi Staff: Sharon Vizcnor-Commillee Administrator 407 Slate Office Building ...............296-6149 Denise K. Nicholson-Committee SccrelllI)' 407 Slate Orfice Building ...............296-4836 Scharer-ffi Segal-DFL Uphus-ffi Williams-DFL Winter-DFL International Trade & Technology Divlslon/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (13 members) Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 400S Information .."..."."_........_.._.... 296-4193 Redlng-DFL, Chair 1'c1u\\.kl-DFL, Vice Chair Anderson. G..DFL Millcr-IR Carlson, L.DFL Olis-DFL Frcrichs.Ut RO<losovich-DFL IIc.p.IR Sparby-DFL lIugoson-lR Tjomhom-ffi Kahn.DFL Stafr: Albert T. Layman-Commillcc AdminiSlralor 530 Slale Office Building ...............296-5508 J03n M. Swccney-Commiltee SecrelllI)' 537 Slale Office Building ...............296-1340 Rural Resources Development Division/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (13 mem bers) Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 3001" Information "..__"......"__"__.296.4288 Murphy.DFL, ChaIr Cooper.DFL, Vice Chair DiIle-ffi Olson, K..DFL Girard-ffi Otis-DFL Himle-1R Peterson.DFL Lasley-DFL Poppenhagen.lR Marsh.ffi Rukavina-DFL Neuenschwander-DFL Staff: Denesse E. Hoole-Comrnittee Administrator 570 Slate Office Building ...............296-4288 Patricia E. Wallner-Comrnillee SecretllI)' 557 State Office Building ...............296-5514 EDUCATION (36 members) Mon., Wed., 8 a.m., Room 5 Information .."_..."__..__"....".296-4374 McEachern-DFL, Chair Olson, K..DFL, Vice Chair Bauerly-DFL OSlrom-DFL Beard-DFL Otis-DFL Frcderick-ffi Ozmenl-ffi Girard-ffi PeUow-ffi Harde.IR Pelow.ki-DFL lIasskamp-DFL Resl.DFL lIugoson-ffi Richler.1R Jaros-DFL Scharer-lR Johnson. A.-DFL Scheid-DFL Kelso-DFL Swenson-ffi . Kinkel-DFL Trimble-DFL McDonald-ffi Tunheim-DFL McGuire.DFL VeUenga-DFL McPherson-lR W.genius-DFL "elson, C.-DFL Waltman.ffi "elson, K.-DFL Weaver.ffi Omann-IR Wenzcl-DFL Starf: Mark W. Mallander-Cmte. Administrator 320 Slale Office Building ...............296-4374 Norma S. Chrislensen-Commillee SecrelllI)' 343 Slale Office Building ...............296-7175 Education Finance Division/ EDUCATION (15 members) Mon., 12:30 p.m., Wed., 2:30 p.m., Fri., 10 a.m., Room 300:-': Information ...................................296.4244 )l;e\son, K..DFL, Chulr Dauerly.DFL, Vice Chufr llanle-IR RCSl-DFL . lIugoson-ffi Scharer-ffi Kelso-DFL Schcid-DFL McEachcm-DFL Tunhcim.DFL Ostrom-DFL Vellcnga-DFL O.is-DFL Weaver-ffi O:uncnt-lR Sturf: Julie C. Lund-Commillee Administrator 322 Slate Orfice Building ............... 296-5483 Lillian A. PohlkamJ>-Commillce Secretary 367 Slale Office Building ...............296-9552 Higher Education Division' EDUCATION (19 members) Wed., 10 a.m., Room 500~ Information "....._"........_..."_....296.424ti Jaros-DFL, Chair Trlmble.DFL, Vice Chair Beard.DFL Nelson. C.-DFL Frederick-ffi Olson, K.-DFL Girard-ffi Omann-ffi Hasskamp-DFL PeUow-ffi Johnson, A.-DFL Pelowski-DFL Kinkel-DFL Richler-ffi McDonald-ffi Waltman-ffi McGuire.DFL Wenzcl-DFL McPherson-ffi Staff: Dcnessc E. Hoole-Commillcc Administrator 570 Slate Office Building ...............296-4288 Mcrcedes E. Peterson-Committce SecrelllI)' 559 State Office Building ...............296-6937 ......" ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES (31 members) Tues., Thurs., 10 a.m., Room 10 Information "___"_...""...."_....296.4282 Munl:er.DFL, Chair Johnson, R..DFL, Vice Chair Bau.glia-DFL P.u1y-ffi Begich-DFL Price-DFL Carlson. D.-ffi Pugh-DFL Himle-1R Redalen.ffi Jennings.DFL Reding-DFL Johnson, A.-DFL Rukavina-DFL Johnson, V.-lR Scharer-ffi Kahn-DFL Simoneau-DFL Long-DFL Skoglund-DFL Lynch-ffi Trimble.DFL Marsh-ffi Wagenuis-DFL McGuir'e-DFL Waltman-ffi McPherson-IR Weaver-ffi Ozmenl-ffi Winter-DFL Ncucnschwandcr.DFl.. Staff: Ann M. Glwnac-Commiucc Administralor 476 State Office Building ...............296-7435 Margarel A. Lane-Comrnillee SecretllI)' 479 Stale Office Building ...._..........296-3208 ...--.., FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & HOUSING (24 members) Wed., 10 a.m., Room 5 Information ....__....._.................296-4224 O.thorr.DFL, Chair Dertrum.DFL, Vice Chair Abrams-ffi Lynch.ffi Doo-IR Morrison-ffi C..lson. L-DFL "cucn.chwandcr-DFL Clark.DFL O'CoMo,-DFL Conway-DFL Olsen-ffi Dawkins-DFL O.is-DFL Frcrichs-ffi Poppenhagcn.\R IIcnry-JR QUiM.DFL Jacob,.DFL Rodo.ovich-DFL Jcrrcrson.DFL Sparby-DFL Knickerbockcr-IR Tjomhom-lR ~ page 4 LMC Cities Bulletin '\ '-J i "-. ., "- I '---~ '---- Starf: Virginia E. Lanegran-Cmte. Administrator 578 State Office Building ...............296-2909 Kristine M. Henry-Commillee SecrelllI)' 591 State Office Building ...............296-5342 Housing Dlvlslon/FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & HOUSING (13 members) Mon., 12:30 p.m., Room 500N Information "___"_____"_....296-7807 O'Connor.DFL, Cbalr Jeffcrson.DFL, Vice ChaIr Benram-DFL Boo-IR Frerichs-lR Oarlc-DFL Conway.DFL Dawkins-DFL Stafr: John B. Casserly-Comrniltee Administrator 593 State Office Building ...............296-8326 Jacqueline Davis--Comrnittee SeerelllI)'. 593 State Office Building ...............296-4884 Morrison-lR Oben-lR Osthoff-DFL Sparby-DFL Tjomhom-lR GENERAL LEGISLATION, VETERANS AFFAIRS & GAMING (20 members) Tues., 12:30 p.m., Room 500S Information ".._".___"...".""._.296-4388 Kostuhr)"z.DFL, Chair Prlce.DFL, Vice Chair "- Abrams-ffi Benneu-ffi Benram-DFL Boo-IR Frcdcrick-ffi Gutkneehl-lR Kinkcl-DFL Kniekcrbocker-lR McDonald.ffi StlIrf: Sandra A. Diclce-Commillee Administrator 580 State Office Building ...............296-4179 Marree A. Boland-Commillce SecrelllI)' 585 State Office Building ...............296-4388 McEachem-DFL Milben-DFL OsthofC.DFL Ostrom-DFL Quinn.DFL Scheid-DFL Solberg-DFL Steensma-DFL Sviggum-ffi Elections DivIsion! GENERAL LEGISLATION, VETERANS AFFAIRS & GAMING (10 members) Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 500:-; Inrormatlon ""..."."."...__."..."....296-6970 Scheld.DFL, ChaIr Steensma.DFL, VIce Chair Abrams.ffi McEachem-DFL Boo-IR OSlhoff-DFL Knickerbocker-1R OSlrom-DFL Koslohryz-DFL Sviggum-ffi Starf: Daniel L. Kanc-Commiuce Administralor 576 State Office Building ...............296-6970 Judith A. Bemet-Commiucc SecrctllI)' 583 State Office Building ...............296-5491 Gaming Dlvlslonl GENERAL LEGISLATION, VETERANS AFFAIRS & GAMING (11 members) Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 500S Information "______.....____.296-6970 Qulnn.DFL, Chair Mllbert.DFL, VIce Chair Bennell-lR KOSlohryz-DFL Benram-DFL McDonald-ffi Frederick.1R Price.DFL Gutknechl-ffi Solberg-DFL Kinkel-DFL Starr: Daniel L. Kane-Conunittee Administrator 576 Slate Office Building ......._.......296-6970 Jan C. Peterson-Commiuee SecretllI)' 445 State Office Building ...............296-5496 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (23 members) Mon..Thurs.,8 a.m., Room 10 InformatIon .."_..."_..."_...".......296.9194 Slmoneau.DFL, Chair Rukavlna.DFL, Vice Chair Benram-DFL Lasley-DFL Burger-ffi Limmer-ffi Conway-DFL Lynch-ffi Cooper-DFL MaekIin-1R Dawkins-DFL O'Connor.DFL DiUe-ffi Reding-DFL Haukoos-ffi Tompkins-ffi lIenry-lR Tjomhom-IR Jeffenon-DFL Williams-DFL Johnson. R.-DFL Winler-DFL Knickerbocker-JR Starf: Carol A. Kummer-Commiucc Administrator 330 State Office Building ...............296-4281 Paula J. Hoover-Comrnillee SecretllI)' 335 Slale Office Building ...............296-9194 . . HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (26 members) Tues., Thurs.,10 a.m., Room 5 Information _..__"."_..."......".".296.8826 Ogren.DFL, Chair Dauner.DFL, Vice Chair Boo.IR Nelson, C.-DFL Cooper-DFL Omann.IR Dom-DFL Onnen-ffi Grcenfield-DFL OrenSlein-DFL Gruene..IR O'lrom,DFL Gutknechl-JR Segal-DFL I1asskamp.DFL Sviggum-ffi I1enry-IR Swenson.ffi lerrerson.DFL Tompkins-ffi Kelso-DFL Vellenga.DFL MackIin.IR WeUe-DFL McLaughlin.DFL WiIliams.DFL Starf: Bruce H. Nelson-Commillee Administralor 424 State Office Building ...............296-8826 Yvonne S. Amey-Commillee SeCrelllI)' 4 I 7 Slale Office Building ...............296-7168 INSURANCE (21 members) Wed., 12:30 p.m., Room 5 Information _"__"__.._.....__.296.4178 SkDl:lund.DFL, Chair Wlnter.DFL, Vice Chair BlalZ-ffi Pappas.DFL Burger-ffi Petenon-DFL Canuthers-DFL Poppenhagen-1R Hanle-lR Pugh.DFL Haukoos-ffi Reding-DFL Johnson. R..DFL Stanius-1R Kelly-DFL Wenzel-DFL Kinkel-DFL WiIliams-DFL Knickerbocker-ffi Wynia.DFL Onnen.ffi Starr: Greg W. Bergstrom-Cmle. Administralor 422 Slate Office Building ...............296-5396 Carol M. Flynn-Comrniltee SecretllI)' 409 State Office Building ...............296-4178 JUDICIARY (25 members) Mon., 10 a.m., FrI., 12:30 p.m., Basement Hearing Room Information .."__"__..........._....296-5319 Kelly-DFL, Chair Wagenlus.DFL, Vice Chair Bishop-ffi Manh-ffi BlaIZ-IR Milben.DFL Dempsey-ffi Miller-IR Brown-DFL Seabcrg-ffi Carruthers-DFL Orenslein-DFL Conway-DFL Pappas-DFL Fouylhe-IR PClcrson-DFL Greenfield-DFL Pugh-DFL I1asskamp-DFL . Resl.DR lanezich.DFL Swenson-ffi Limmer-ffi Vellenga.DFL MackIin-1R Staff: Patrick M. HiII-Committee Administrator 520 State Office Building ...............296-5319 Dianne L. Ruppcrt-Comrrullee SeerelllI)' 509 State Office Building ........m.... 296-4279 Criminal Justice Dlvlslonl JUDICIARY . (16 members) Wed., 10 a.m., Room 500S Inrormallon """...._"._........._.......296.4283 Vellenga.DFL, Chair Carruthers-DFL, Vice Chair Bilhop-ffi Manh-D{ IlIalz-IR OrcnSlein.DFL Brown-DFL Pappas.DFL Dempsey-ffi ReSl-DFL Grcenricld.DFL Seabcrg-IR Janezich-DFL Swcnson.ffi Kclly.DFL Wageniu..DFL Starf: Fran A. Kaul-Commiucc Administralor 528 Slate Office Building ...............296-4283 Palrici3 L. Larson-Commiuee Secrclary 549 St3tc Office Building ...............296-1728 J.,m'~-v 7" ., llR9 n0' LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS (IS members) Mon., 12:30 p.m., Room 200 .. Information "......"............."...".....296-4371 lIeglch.DFL, Chair lIeard-DFL, Vice Chair Abrams-ffi Baltaglia-DFL DiIle-ffi Girard.ffi Jennings-DFL Johnson, A.-DFL Kelly-DFL Limmer-ffi Mcl'herson-ffi Redalen-ffi Rice-DFL Rukavina-DFL Sama-DFL Sviggum-ffi Trimble-DFL Wenzcl-DFL Staff: Bradley A. Lehto-Comrniuee Administralor 475 State Office Building ............... 296-5367 Maxine J. Wiech-Committee SeeretllI)' 477 Stale Office Building ...............296-4371 LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS (24 members) Tues., Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 200 Information .."...........".............._.296-5366 Dattaglla-DFL, Chair . Johnson, A..DFL, Vice Chair Anderson. R.-ffi Bauerly-DFL Carruthen-DFL Dom-DFL lIasskamp-DFL lIaukoos-ffi Janezich-DFL Jeffenon-DFL Johnson. V.-ffi Lieder-DFL McGuire-DFL Staff: Julian M. Empson-Committee Administrator 522 Slate Office Building ............... 296-5366 Joan I. Harrison-Commillee SecretllI)' 517 State Office Building ...............296-7881 Morrison-ffi Olsen-ffi Onnen-ffi Pauly-ffi Rice-DFL Sama-DFL Simoneau-DFL Tompkins-ffi Trimble.DFL Valenlo.ffi Weaver-ffi. REGULATED INDUSTRIES (19 members) Mon., 10 a.m., Room 10 Information ............"..................... 296-7172 Jacobs.DFL, Chair . Tunhelm.DFL, Vice Chair Beard-DFL O'Connor-DFL Benneu-ffi Ogren-DFL Boo-IR Olson, E.-DFL Dawkins-DFL OSlhoff-DFL Gruenes-ffi Ozmenl-JR lIartle-1R Quinn-DFL lIaukoos-ffi Solberg-DFL Jerferson-DFL Stanius-IR Jennings-DFL Staff: N/A-Committee Adminislrator 472 Slate Office Building ............... 296-xxxx Lucille A. Finnegan-Committee SccretllI)' 485 State Office Building ............... 296-7172 RULES & LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION (24 member) Call of the Chair, Room 400N Information ..............."."..........."..296-3824 Wynla-DFL, Chair Krueger-DFL, Vice Chair Anderson, G.-DFL Reding-DFL B1atz-1R Resl-DFL Carlson, L-DFL Riee-DFL IIimle-IR Rodosovich-DFL Jacobs.DFL Schreiber-ffi Knickerbocker-IR Simoneau-DFL Long.DFL Stanius-1R McLaughlin-DFL Sviggum-ffi Munger-DFL Valenlo-ffi Nelson, K.-DFL Vanasek-DFL Ogren-DFL Vellenga-DFL Staff: Dianne M. Rumley-Cmte. Administrator 457 State Office Building ...............296-4938 Nancy K. Anderson-Committcc SecretllI)' 459 State Office Building ...............296-1544 TAXES (35 members) Tues., Thurs., Fri., 8 a.m., Room 5 . Information .."...............................296-:t121 Long-DFL, Chair Olson, E.-DFL, Vice Chair Begich.DFL Ogren-DFL Benneu-ffi Olsen.ffi Blatz-IR Onnen.JR Brown.DFL Pauly-IR Carruthers-DFL Quinn-DFL Dauner-DFL Redalen-ffi Dempsey-ffi ReSl-DFL . Gulknechl-IR Scheid.DFL IIimle-IR Schreiber.IR Jacobs-DFL Skoglund-DFL Janezich.DFL Sviggum-ffi Kelly-DFL Uphus.ffi KOSlohryz-DFL Valenlo-ffi McLaughlin-DFL Vanasek.DFL Milbcn.DFL Welle-DFL Nelson, K.-DFL Wynia.DFL Neuenschwandcr-DFL Slaff: Peter L. Roos-Commiuee Administrator 434 State Office Building ...............296-4121 Audrey M. Engebretson-Cmle. SccretllI)' 443 Stale Office Building ............... 296-4165 TRANSPORTATION (28 members) Wed., 12:30 p.m., Room 10 Informal Ion ...."."..........................296-5398 Kalls.DFL, Chair Lasley-DFL, VIce Chair Begich.DH. llrown.DFL Carlson, D.-JR Dauner-DFL Dcmpsey.JR Henry-IR Johnson. A.-DFL Kelso-DFL Lieder-DFL McDonald-ffi McLaughlin-DFL Morrison-ffi Olson, E.-DFL Staff: Patricia Lindgren-Commiuee Administrator 532 State Office Building ...............296-5398 Kathleen K. Bruss-Committee SecretllI)' 543 State Office Building ...............296-4271 Olson, K.-DF!. Orenslein-DFL Pellow-ffi Richler.IR Seaberg-IR Stccnsma-DI:I. Tunhcim.DFL Uphus-ffi Valenlo-ffi Vellenga.DFL Wagenius-DFL Waltman-JR . Welle-DFL .--.., WAYS & MEANS (17 members) Call of the Chair, Room 400N Information ...................................296.4229 Vanasek-DFL, Chair Welle-DFL, Vice Chair Anderson, G.-DFL Carlson, D.-ffi Carlson, L-DFL Dempsey-ffi Forsythe- ffi Greenfield-DFL Groenes-IR Kahn-DF!. Slaff: James S. Waner-Committcc Adminislralor 461 Slale Office Building ...............296-4389 Laura M. DeRose-Commillee Secretary 463 State Office Building ............... 296-2955 FIscal Anal)'sts: Richard II. Pfulzenreuler-Staff Director 373 Stale Office lluilding ....................... 296-5069 Estelle M. Brouwer-Iluman Services 374 Stale Office lluiJding ....................... 296-5346 Mary ll. Cer\cvenik- Tnes 430 State Office Building ....................... 296-3641 Elizabeth A. Eull-Education 385 Stale Office Iluilding .......................296-4181 Mary Jane lied strom-Taxes 423 Stale Office Building ....................... 296-1237 Calvin C. Herben-Agriculture, Transponation & Semi-Slate 383 Stale Office Iluilding ....................... 296-3305 Marcia D. Jefferys-Human Services 376 State Office Building ....................... 296-5384 Kevin Kajer--Slatc DepartmenlS 372 Stale Office Building ....................... 296-4119 William F. Marx-Education Finance 361 Stale Office Building .......................296-7176 Susan Nemitz-Education 378 Stale Office Building .......................296.7165 Ronald G. Nickenon-Stale Departments 370 Stale orfice Building ....................... 296-4119 Mau Shands-Taxes 432 State Office lluilding .......................296-4162 Koslohryz-DFL Long-DFL McEachem-DFL Nelson, K.-DF!. Rice-DFL Schreiber.ffi Wynia-DFL '~ ~ page 6 LMC Cities Bulletin \ '- )- -, '- 1989-90 Minnesota State Senate ; \..... '-- , "- , / "-- AGRICULTURE AND RURAL IlEVELOPMENT tl5' CHAIR: D.,-i. VICE CHAIR: Frederickson. OJ OFFICE NO: G.24 TELEPHOI'E NO: 296.7405 MEETS: ~.W;RoomIl2.10.12noon ME~BERS: Andtrson Be,kman II." Brnrsm Br.ndl Da\"l!i Deck., De-Cramf'r Frtderickson. OJ Morst Frederickson. DR Renneke frfPmBn Vickuman Larson COMMERCEtl71 CHAIR: Solon VICE CHAIR: Meuen OFFICE NO: 303 TELEP/lOI'E NO: 296-415R MEETS: T. Th;Room 112; 10.12 noon MEMBERS: Adkins Andrnon Br.lan,n Cohen Dahl Frederick Freeman Krof'ning LUlher McQu.id Meuen Petuson. D.C. Purft!'f'rst Sanluelson Solon ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING tl31 . CHAIR: Frank VICE CHAIR: Beckm.n OFFICE NO: G-IO TELEPHONE NO: 296.8H64 MEETS: M. Th; Room 15; 12-2 p.01. MEMBERS: Beckman Bernhagen Cohen Dahl Decker Oicklich Fr.nk Gustafson Kroeninc McGowan Mone EDUCATIONf211 CHAIR: Pehler VICE CHAIR: Beckman OFFICE NO: G.9 TELEPHONE NO: 296.4185 MEETS: M.W,F;RoomI5;8-10..m_ MEMBERS: 8etkmBn Dahl Decker De(ramer Dicklich Frederickaon, OJ Hughes Kn.ak Knutson Langseth Larson Mehrkens Mone Olson Pehler Peterson. D.C. Pelerson. R.W Pogemiller R.mstad EDUCATION AIDS DIVISION 1141 CHAIR: Peteroon. R_W. OFFICE NO: G.9 TELEPHONE NO: 296-8018 MEETS: M. Th;Room 15;3-5p.m. MEMBERS: OeCramer Knutson Dicklich Langseth HUJhes Mehrkens Knaak Olson Spear T.)'lor Reich,ott Storm Reichgott Stumpf Peleroon. D.C. Reichgott Peterson, R.W. Stumpf Pogemiller Pehler Reprinted with permission of the Senate InformatIon Office J~"n:lry 20, 1989 ELECTIONS AND ETHICStl21 CHAIR: Hu,hes VICE C/lAIR: Luther OFFICE ~O: 328 TELEPHONE NO: 296.8866 MEETS: W: RoOO1 107; 11:30 a.m.-I:OO p.m. MEMBERS: Cohen Hughes Johnson, D.E. John.on. D.J. L.idi, Luther McGow.n Metzen McQu.id Moe.R.D. PeUrson. D. C. Samue160n EMPLOYMENT 1111 CHAIR: Chmielewski VICE CHAIR: Piper OFFICE NO: 325 TELEPHONE NO: 296.8865 MEETS: T,Th;RoomI07;8-10..m. MEMBERS: Adkins Beckman Bratals Chmielewski Die550er Fr.nk Gustafson Krof'ninc Pehler Piper Ramstad ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 1161 CHAIR: Le..ard VICE CHAIR: Dahl OFFICE NO: 111 TELEPHONE NO: 296-1388 MEETS: T.W,F;RoomIl2;1-3p.m. MEMBERS: Berg Kna.k Morse Stumpf Bernhagen Laidig I'o,'ak Dahl L....rd Olson Davis Marty Pariseau Frednickson, DR Merriam Petenon, R.W. FINANCE 1301 CHAIR: Merri.m VICE CHAIR: Freem.n OFFICE NO: 122 TELEPHONE NO: 296.4157 MEETS: T. W, F; Room t23;3-5 p.m. MEMBERS: C Berg Brata.. D.hl DeCramer Oicklich Frederick Frederickson, DR Freeman Hughes Johnson, D.E. Knutson Kroening Langseth Lantry Lessard Luther Mohrkens Merriam Mot.en Moe, D.M. Piper Purfeerst R.mstad Renneke Samuelson Solon Spe.r Storm Taylor Waldorf GENERAL LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC GAMING(9) cnAIR: Lantry VICE CHAIR: Berg OFFICE NO: 328 TELEPHONE NO: 296.5539 MEETS: W,F;RoomI07;8.10..m. MEMBERS: Berg Berlram Davis Diessner Johnson, D.E. Lantry MeGow.n McQu.id Samuelson pagf' 7 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS 1131 CHAIR: Moe. D.M. VICE CHAIR: Morse OFFICE :-;0: 309 TELEPHOXE NO: 296-4175 MEETS: T, Th; Room 15; 8.10 a_m. MEMBERS: Brandl Freeman Paris..u Waldorf Decker Mart)' Pogemiller Frederickson. OJ Moe, D.M. Renneke Frederickson. DR Morse Taylor HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESI151 CHAIR: Berglin VICE CHAIR: Viekerman OFFICE NO: G.29 TELEPHONE NO: 296.4151 MEETS: T. W,F;Room 15; 1.3 p.m. MEMBERS: Adkins Anderson Benson Berglin Brandl DralaBS Chmielewaki Die550er Knutson Lantry Piper Solon Storm Vickr.rman' Waldorf JUDICIARY (J7) CHAIR: Spear VICE CHAIR: Cohen OFFICE NO: G-27 TELEPHONE NO: 296-4191 MEETS: M.W.F;RoomI5;10.12noon MEMBERS: Belanger Berglin Cohen Knaak, Laidig Luther Marty McGowan Merriam Moe,D.M. Peterson, D.C. Spear Peteraon, R.W. Stumpf Pogemiller Ramstad Reichgolt LOCAL AND URBAN GOVERNMENTI1I1 CHAIR: Schmitz VICE CHAIR: Adkins OFFICE NO: 235 TELEPHONE NO: 296.4150 MEETS: M, Th;Room 107; 12-2 p_m. MEMBERS: Adkins Bertram Frederickson, OJ Lesaard McQuaid Metten Olson Pariseau Renneke Schmitz Vickerman PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ENERGY /121 CHAIR: Dicklich VICE CHAIR: Marty OFFICE NO: 235 TELEPHONE NO: 296-1767 MEETS: T. Th; Room 15: 10-lhoon MEMBERS: Didtlich Frank Gustafson Johnaon, D.E. Johnaon,D.J. .. Marty Novak Olaon Pehler Piper Storm Waldorf RULES AND ADMINISTRATIdN 1311 CHAIR: Moe. R.D. VICE C/lAIR: Luthe, OFFICE NO: 208 TELEPHONE NO: 296.4196 MEETS: On can MEMBERS: Belanger Benson Berglin Bernhagen Bertram Chmielewski Davis Dicklich Frank Frederick Hughes Johnson. D.E. Johnson. D.J. Knutson Laidig Lantry Lessard Luther Merriam Moe.D.M. Moe, R.D. No,'ak Pehler Pele..on, R.W. ~ Purfeerst lienneke Schmitz Solon Spear Storm Taylor l'AXESANDTAX LAWSl251 CHAIR: Johnson.D.J_ VICE CHAIR: Brandl , OFFICE NO: 205 TELEPHONE NO: 296-4839 MEETS: T, W,F;Room 15;3.6p.m. MEMBERS: Anderson Belanger Benson Berglin Bernhagen Bertram Brandl Chmielewski Cohen Davis Diessner' Frank Gustafson Johnson.D.J. Knaak Laidi~ Larson Novak Pehler PeLtorson. D.C. Pelerson. R.W_ TRANSPORTATION 1121 CHAIR: purreerst VICE CHAIR: DeCramer OFFICE NO: 303 TELEPHONE NO: 296.4186 MEETS: T, Th;Room 112;8-IOa.m. MEMBERS: Bernhagen DeCramer Frederick Langseth Lanlry McQuaid Mehrkens Metzen Novak POf!:emmer Reichgou Schmitz Stumpf Purfeersl Schmitz Vickerman VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRSI1I1 CHAIR: Bertram VICE CHAIR: Diessner OFFICE NO: 323 TELEPHONE NO: 296-1771 MEETS: T. Th; Room t07; 10-12 noon MEMBERS: Beckman Bertram Diessner Laidig Langseth Larson Le..ard Mehrkens Pariseau Schmitz Vickerman Senate Information Office - 296-0504 or 296-2887- ~ page 8 LMC Cities Bulletin C,.J ; "--- -, ., "- ,~ '----- Shoreview... Continued from front page ... 0.25 percent of market value (instcad of one perccnt of asscssed value) for capital noles issucd by statutory or homc rule charter cities. If the amollnt of debt a city incurs is limited to a statcd perccntage of assessed value by special law or city chartcr. then the old dcbt limit percentagc must be multiplied by 12 to dctcrminc the new debt limit applicable to gross tax capacity. Disparity Aid Changed. H_P. 40 and S.P. 99 would also makc a changc in thc distribution of disparity rcduction aid for payable 1989. Under the new tax law. some communities would receive far more disparity aid than what was originally intendcd. The correction containcd in the proposed bills providcs that if a community rcceiving disparity reduction aid has a tax capacity rate of lcss than 90 percent, the disparity aid paymcnts would bc rcduccd to incrcasc that ratc to 90 pcrccn\. Tax Increment Technical Corrections. H.F. 40 and S.P. 99 wOllld also makc certain effective date corrections in tax increment law. Thc bill would also eliminate thc 0.45 pcrcent adjustmcnt in the original tax capacity rate (original mill rate) affecting T1F districts established in 1988. LFH Revenue department releases report on business property taxes ~ Alcx Wolman of the Minnesota Reve- nue Departmcnt reccntly prepared a comparative analysis of busincss prop- erty tax levels entitlcd. "Business Prop- erty Taxes: How Does Minnesota Com- pare With Other States?" Thc analysis suggests that compared to other statcs Minnesota is a state which taxes com- mercial property (retail firms, office buildings) at a relatively high rate, but taxes industrial property (manufactur- ing or high-technology firms) atan aver- age to low tax rate. Effective tax rates on real property wcre found to be highcr in Minnesota than in any oCthe other 27 stalcs reviewcd in the sludy. Howcver, because Minnesota exempts all busincss personal property from taxation, firms with high levels of personal property experience far lower effective tax rates than in other states. A related Dayton-Hudson study released last year showed that for large retail stores, the effective tix ratc in Minnc- sota is the highest The Revcnue Depart- ment study indicatcs that for office bllild- ings low in personal property. Minnc- sota ranks at or near the top. For combi- nation office and laboratory space, Minnesota ranks somewhat lower and for manufacluring property, Minnesota ments or high-tcchnology, Minncsota ranks at or below thc mcdian. However, ranks among the lowest for cffcctive lax for manufacturers of scientific inslru- rates. LFII League requests volunteers to serve on variance committee The Lcaguc is seeking elecled officials who are willing to scrvc as members of a state aid variancc committee for thc Minnesota Dcpartmcnt of Transportation. The variancc committee, which is comprised of elected city officials and city engincers. reviews applications from cities for variances from statc aid highway design standards. The committee meets infrequently, to consider requests from cities. Elected officials or city engincers intcrestcd in voluntcering or getting more information are asked to contact Joel Jamnik at the Leagnc by January 27. JJ January 20, 1989 page 9 ACTION ALERT Cities hoping for wastewater financing should contact legislators Thcrc has becn considcrablc discussion whether the 1989 Icgislaturc will pass a capital bonding bill. Passage of a state bonding bill is essential if certain capital projects are to be under- taken. Ifthe legislature does not pass a bonding bill, many municipal wastewa- ter treatment construction projects would either receive no state grant funds or substantially reduced financial assistance in 1990. Five categories of wastewatcr treatment projects are threatened. These categories are: old state projects that previously reccived partial state grant awards; reimbursement projects that proceeded several years ago on a build first. get grants later subprogram; regu- lar 1990 federaVstate grant projects; m:t- ropolitan cities involved in the com- bined sewer overflow abatemcnt pro- gram. and equalization or ''notch com- munity" grants for cities which last year received five percent grants in recogni- tion of their redllced state and federal financial assistance. It is estimated that the state will receive $17 million from the federal govemment for wastewater treatment financial assistance. The state, in order to fund the five categories listcd above, would need to issue close to $50 million in bonds ($6 million is needed for the notch communities. $9 million is needed for reimbursement projects. and an esti- mated $17 million is needed for the slate grants program). If there is an adequate bonding bill passed, the following cities are ex- pected to benefit in 1990 (subject to some change before August 1989): Old Slate Projects: Wells - Easton - Minnesota Lake Serpent Lake Sanitary Sewer District McKinley MWCC - Minneapolis East Interceptor Phase I Hibbing (South and Interceptor) Reimbursement Projects: Moorhcad Chatfield Winnebago Pclican Rapids North Branch Montrose Regular FY90 Projects: Williams Ellsworth Lyle Oklee Gonvick Bethel Aitkin Kenyon Stacy Randall Ogilvie Plummer Pillagcr Orr Watson Longville Dennison Eagle Lake Quamba Moose Lake and Windemere Area SSD Janesville Foley Renville Sherburn Braham Glyndon Claremont Wykoff Echo CSO Projects: Minneapolis Saint Paul South Saint Paul Second Round Equalization Projects: Ashby Barnum Biwabik Blackduck Blue Earth ""'\ Cambridge Chisago Lakes Cleveland Cook Crookston Delano Elko-New Market Ely Grand Marais Granite Falls Hibbing Hinckley Howard Lake Hulchinson Keltle River Lake Park Maple Lake Mazeppa Menahga Milaca Miuneota Molley Nashwauk New Prague Osakis Owatonna Park Rapids Pequot Lakes Perham Red Lake Falls Rice Richmond Round Lake Sartell SI. Cloud/Sauk Rapids St. Cloud/Waite Park 51. Joseph Stewart Taylors Falls Virginia Waterville Winton ~ These cities in particular should contact their legislator now and urge their support for passage of a state capi- tol bonding bill that provides sufficient funding for wastewater treatment facili- ties construction. JJ "\ page 10 LMC Cities Bulletin , ) . '---- FEDERAL UPDATE Employee fringe benefits likely target in Congress With Congress facing budget deficit and revenue raising problems, it is not sur- prising to find proposals to alter the tax liability of employee fringe benefits. City officials have had to contend with the threat of extending mandatory Medi- care coverage to all local (as well as state) employees not required to have coverage. Now Congress may consider legislation to broaden the tax liability of other employee fringe benefits as well. '--- With regard 10 mandatory Medicare coverage, the 1985 Congress dealt with the issue with a compromisc requiring that all state and local employees hired after Mareh 31, 1986 must be enrolled in Medicare. In recent congressional ses- sions. however. that arrangement has undergone scvere strain as Treasury officials and the Housc and Senate struggle to find revenlles to provide for deficit reduction. ., This year. in the backlash against the passage of the 1988 expansion of Medi- care for retirees, benefit increases. members of congress face an onslaught of proposals to repeal or delay increased retiree taxes and premium increascs. In addition, there is growing interest in measures to establish a federal long- tenn health care program to overcome problems created by the lack of health insurance coverage for millions of em- ployed workers. Legislation introduced in 1988 by Senator Kennedy which would require all employers to offer health care coverage will be reintroduced in 1989. '\ ,~ There are indications that Senator Ken- nedy will offer tax breaks to small employers to reduce the cost of the health care coverage requirements. but details are not yet known. '-- Other benefit proposals sure to have impact on employee fringe benefits for cities will be measures calling for re- strictions on tax advantages of flexible benefit plans and taxation of employer- provided grollp health care programs. Other legislation anticipated in future months may propose restrictions on employers, right to recover assets from tenninated overfunded pCnsion plans. One hopeful sign of congressional inter- est is an offer of legislation to delay enforcement of penalties for violations of Section 89 nondiscrimination rules. (See January 13 isslle of Cities Bulletin). The 1990 federal budget proposcd by the outgoing Reagan h)ministration would require all state and lodl government units and employees to pay Medicare payroll taxes beginning October I, 1989. Extension of mandatory coverage would raise $2 billion in 1990, according to estimales by the office of management and budget. The mailer of the narrowing of tax- favored status for flexible benefit plans has not yet reached the stage of legisla- tion. A staff proposal first made in 1987 to place a cap of $500 as the maximum pre-tax employee salary contribution to such plans may be inlrodlleed in 1989 as legislation. In 1984, the Treasury also apparenlIy proposed laxing cmployer health care contributions that exceeded - $70 a month for individual coverage; $175 a month for family coverage as taxable income to employees. Concern is grow- ing that slleh efforts may reappear in Ihe gllise of revenue raisers. One new possibility is the rcappcarancc of the sitnation when the Trcasury issucs rcgulations dealing with new non-dis- crimination rules for employcc hcalth benefit plans (see below). The National League of Cities (NLC) has indicatcd Ihal the regulations will also dcal with flcxible spending accounts. With regard to compliancc issucs for Section 89 non-discrimination rcquirc- menIs for employee and depcndcnt hcalth care bencfits, there are indications that employers and bcnefit organizations are putting together infornlation on prob- lems the private sector is facing inlryillg . to comply with testing requircmenls. City officials need to providc similar infonnalion on the problem arcas and possible remedies in dealing with exces- sive compliance costs. Senator Durenberger has wrillcn to the Treasury secretary urging delay in en- forcement of penalties. On the other hand, although Scnator Symms (R-Idaho) has introduced legis- lation calling for a one-year delay, it is evident that there is growing interesl in Congress for a non-discrimination re- quirement. It is going to bc much more difficult to modify Ihe Section 89 re- quiremenls now thatthcy arc law. Fur- ther.the NLC has advised that proposed regulations (not yet pllblished) are likely to require completion of wrillen plan and notice requiremenls by the end of the first quarter of 1989 (end of March) or at the beginning of the plan year. Deferral of the effective date of non- discrimination standards may occur by providing that employers can comply by altering the design of health plans or January 20, 1989 page 1 t change coverage for highly compensated employees for 1989. None of this is particularly good news since it is still not evident that lawmak- ers have laken note of the unrealistic and costly requirements that even the small- a more limited compliance mcasnlC for est city must meet to assure that their cilies whose employees do not earn employee health benefit plans conform $45,000 h)r year, IhelC needs to be fur- to federal lax code requirements. Whether ther attention to some reliefforcities that it is an exemption for cities with few or do not discriminate in providing health no full-time employees, or whether it is care benefits. AH ---- Revenue picture improves; Governor calls for five percent reserve The slate collected $35.7 million more in revenue than was originally projected for the months of November and De- cember. according to Finance Commis- sionerTom Triplett. In testimony before the House Taxes Committee. Triplett slaled that these extra funds will be added to the $393 million fund balance that will be available dllring the upcoming biennium for new program initiatives. In his testimony, Commissioner Triplett also explained the Governor's recom- mendation for a blldget reserve equal to five percent of expenditures. The Gov- ernor is making this recommendation to red lice the degree of financial risk the slate runs if revenue and spending fore- casts prove wrong. Under the Gover- nor's plan the current bndget reserve of $550 would increase to $670 million over the next biennium. This would be achieved by continuing to allow surplus funds to alltomatically be transferred into the reserve fllnd unlil the five per- cent level (or $670 million) is reached. To bllttress this recommendation, Tri- plett described thc various errors that can be made in forecasting the slate's expenditttres and lCvenues. He explained that the slate can run the risk of un de res- timating expenditures by $100 million, cansed by miseslimating such factors as welfare caseloads and enrollment for K- 12 edllcation. Another $200 million shortfall could be created by potential errors in modeling the state's economy and revenue stream. Weaker economic performance than cllrrenliy forecasted could cause an additional $300 million shortfall. For three years, the Leaguc has sup- ported a pennanent blldgelrcserve eqnal to a minimum of five percent of expen- ditures. Given cities' dcpcndcncc on slate revenue. the Leaglle has an interest in stabilizing state funding sonrees. During the earlier part of this dccade, cities were Iell with severe revenue shortfalls and cash flow problems when llncxpected declines in state revenue forced stale aid cutbacks. A sizable budget reserve could help prevent such fiscal crises in Ihe future. LFH ~ ~ page 12 LMC Cities Bulletin 'I \.. / . "-- !' , " \ '.J Code of ethics bill contains financial disclosure requirements Legislation to establish a statewide code of ethics contains provisions requiring city officials and other state and local elected and appointed officials to file annual financial disclosure statements and to sllbmit written statemenls on potential connicls of interest. Below is an outline of the financial disclosure requirements. Senator John Marty has asked city offi- cials to examine and offer specific Sllg- gestions or modifications of the finan- cial disclosure requirements contained in S. F. 5, which he has allthored. Those comments and reactions will provide important infomiation in upcoming leg- islative deliberations on these financial disclosure reqllirements. Please send your comments to the LMC office to the attention of Ann Higgins. Statements of financial interest must be filed with the State Ethics Board by April 30 of each year in which public (both elected and appointed) officials hold office as of the first Monday in January. Officials who take office after that date mllst comply within 30 days of the date on which they take office or by April 30, whichever is later. All officials who are elected, appointed, or employed by a the city are covered by these re- quirements. This includes parttime appoinlmenls, employment, or those hired under contract. Officials must disclose their own finan- cial interests as well as those of mem- bers of their immediate family, namely spouse, minor child (or stepchild) of the official or official's spouse. Officials must report either the exact amount of the financial interesl or an approximale amount as defined in one of six financial categories, ranging from the minimum category, amounls less than $5,000 to a final category of amounts of$120,OOO or more. ',,--- The following information must be in- cluded in statements of financial interest for public officials: * the source, nature, and amount of compensation received from the city (and! or other govemmental unit); * the source, nature and, for the official reporting only, the amollnt of compensa- tion or other monthly income of subs tan- tial vallie received from an association; Association means a business, labor organization, club or any other group of two or more persons (other than mem- bers of the immediate family) acting in concert. * the source, nature, and, for the official reporting only, Ihe amount of income from securitics that exceeds $1,000 or from investments in a single entity or from any other single source; * the source, and, for the official rcport- ing only, the amount of any honorarium of sllbstantial value (in any form) for a speech, appearance, article or other pllb- Iication or writing; * the identity of all securities from a single souree or investments in a sole entity with a fair market value of more than $1,000 owned and of benefit to the official reqllired to file I,he report; * the lIame and address of donors of a gift or gifts in total which have substan- tial value, inclllding gifts of lodging, food, and entertainmcnt (except gifts from the recipient's extended family); * the amount of consultant or profes- sional fees received from a unit of gov- ernmcnt or association; * the amount and natllre of real estate interests wi thin the state, except home- steaded property or property owned in partnership, as well as the location and nature of the property; * debts exceeding $5,000 (cxcept a mortgage on homestead property) as well as names and addresses of crcditors. temlS of repaymcnt and naturc of collat- eral pledged except debts owned to members of the immediate family; * the name and address of one creditor who has forgiven a debt of more than $5.000; * the name and addrcss of any bllsiness from which thc official is taking a lea vc of abscnce; * the idcntity of any owncrship valne in a business with which an orricial is, or, within thc period covcred by the report. has becn associalcd (which has then bcen transferrcd to another); * any business relationship with a lob- byist. ' Please consider these financial interest slatcmcnt requirements in the legisla- tion and indicate to what extent YOllrcity now requires such financial inlerest rcporting. Please let Ann Higgins know how thesc requirements would affect the levcl of financial disclosurc currently required by cily ordinance or code of "ethics in your city. If your city has financial disclosure re- qllirements thaI apply to local electcd and/or appointed officials, please scnd a copy to the LMC Office to thc attention of Ann Higgins. If your city does nol rcquire financial disclosure statements, how would city officials view thcsc requirements as the standards for disclosure at the locallcvel? What changes wOllld YOll suggest? Next wcek thc connict of interest provi- sions of S.P. 5, ethics in govenunent Icgislation will be olltlined. All January 20, 1989 page 13 Supreme Court clarifies open meeti~g law/data practices question On January 20, 1989 the Minnesota Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion clarifying and reconciling the conflicting provisions of the state open meeting law and the state djlta practices act. In Annandale Advocate v. City of An- nandale, the Supreme Court ruled that when a public body discusses informa- tion classified as private or confidential under the state's data practices act, the portion of the meeting at which the in- formation is discussed must be closed to the public, In the past councils have had to guess as to which of the two laws look prece- dence. This left councils and other governing bodies in the awkward posi- ~ tion of having to decide which law 10 violate. This was a particularly unenvi- able position since both laws carry po- tential civil liability. The League of Minnesota Cities filed an amicus curaie brief which asked the Cowt to give governing bodies guidance in applying the two laws. The Court's decision give cities the guidauce they have sought. TG Highlights of campaign finance reporting requirements. Rep. Linda Scheid, chair, House Elec- tions and Ethics Division, has shown interest in modifying state campaign finance reporting requirements to re- lieve the threat ofliability for city filing officers. League policy supports eliminating the provisions that make fIling officers guilty of a misdemeanor for issuing an election certificate to an elected official if they have knowledge of that official's failure to file campaign finance reports. Rep. Scheid wiII draft an amendment to require candidates to certify compliance with campaign finance reporting require- ments prior to issllance of election cer- tificates. In examining prospects for changing the 1988 campaign finance reporting liability for filing officers (Chapter 21 IA.05, Subd.J), earlier stat- utes extend liability to county filing officers who issue election certificates to legislative candidates, according to the Secretary of State's office. Before the 1988 legislation, the penalty for failure to comply with campaign fi- nance reporting requirements was a gross misdemeanor. This liability also applies to cOllnty filing officers who issue elec- '" , tion certificates to officials with knowl- edge that the candidate has nol filed campaign finance reports. The 1988 legislature reduced the penally to a mis- demeanor. It appears that the issue of liability of filing officers was not raiscd with the legislature when campaign fi- nance reporting requirements and penal- ties were under discussion in 11revious sessions. The recodification of cam- paign finance reporting requirements hy the 1988 legislature extends liability 10 city filing officers when candidates for city elected office were newly required to file campaign finance reports if they raise or spend $750 or more for their election campaigns. AH ~ , page 14 LMC Cities Bulletin 'd ...-~~:~<iL/-{., - ,,:~ 1"" .,;:, " " I, '.'-.~ .::-,';, -' k "'i:~l,~;~;.':.;., .' ,.,! ,<., , ,Blljld,'SliMM1~..RIES'> p",r:(ll'::"': ":, :.'>: :. ~".~,t~7;~tl":1.:\,t.>_. <'"::::~.;~t:~J:' c.:;" ,: J~,I/.O....t::'~~~:~~;::"1;'~.:""~~'--\ j~.,-:^ ~", f~.~~",:';t t,,', -I'>::~'.L'l': .... .~'/,l-~:",:~ ; Ill... ,J >....,~ft...pt"';"."H:~'.,. .,l\r'.,,{{~ -l.:1'tc~( '.~}'.1,:~",'i:...,~;".~".1,,",."/""r;:...l.tt'~""'''~;':'').A''~I ..:.il r..", '. ',' '." . 'i \. l'~?'I.~~ 1" " \ r:" , '~....r ).'" ." I~ , . 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",. , ' SF "14' (Ta I ) I (J di' ) -' "'" ~ \. . :~es Impose mandatory,minimwn. ' ,< ""', ,,' yor u C!ary :,' , '.' " . .'" ,;, :,;;'_~'\' < .'. ;Se'nten~~Jo~ yiglen~:~~e~:,'an~ 'pro_ ~ould~en~thecurren~s13.l?~gove~-" ,.p.~YELo.PMENT " '.;' :::' , . hibit ",:aiverofcertain mandatory mini- .~ngth.~crum~at?ffens~of~!mgwhl~e ",,;r:IL 1;11:,':': I; :.,,:~.:: . .", ,t. '.;. ,,' . : ' ~~'~~ifnce~;)'!i~;~~! ~,oullprovide :1Dtoxl~ted. to lower the !~xunwn con- . _ C~e~~~n 'of connty economic;' \.:.... ' .' . ',~ ,1ife,.1I~lP!lSO~~~, ~1!h,OU~ parole for; centIa~on of.alcohol al!ow~~le from .lp <d~v~'opment, authority '__ ,~,! < 'Ie I" ,;,. 'n.,;\ , : peoi>le ~o~vi~ted o~ p~13ted mur-', . t~ ,05: rrhe bl~1 would ap~ly to ~??wmo- '.; .'~, ',' .:, S.F. _ .48 : (Vickennan, ' Morse" . ',.j,;'!:J.i . . : der.o~ i.~tention~ hc~mici~ in the ~urse ~ biles, ,ATVs;, ~~tor v~~~c!~~~, ~~cra~, , .: DeO'amer) (Economic Developnient-and " , .! of c.ommit~ng ~~g off~n~e, and ~ould ' . :a~~,~~~~~,;,~~.//;', '>:/.'1; .". ': .1Iousing) ~ould ,allow counties to erea'te . : expand the crime of fust'degree murder "")" I.,::,: ':'., '-'.;". . t.';::; ";'; . ,economic.): development;; authorities: ~ to. inc!ude, dnig~~la~n,omicid.es; . :The:. ..' : Use. O~~?~~~II~d" ~~st,i~c~,. ~chlld" (Cui-ren~y only cities may create those. . billwotildeliminatejuvenilecourtjuris-.abuse",:~:,,<.,.. <"i'" :1" ,entities),CB" . ::;.:1' ,,:-:_,,;~; , . :.diction.overi-iuiiofs ,-14: years old and,,::~;',::':S;:S,'18 (R~stad) (J~diciary) >':;?::;:',:r"';t:',:,,.');' :"",.;",; : olderaccuSC<l ofliiiifder: 01: manslaughc' . would de,finephysical abtis~ of a child t?:,':. ';: :;:' l ,:" i";"; ; ., ,\ ':', ':.'(< :.: <ci :ter':CB.", , :,":'" {'. .., "includ~useofaconlrolledsubs13nceby: .;,:1':,,;,. ,..,:".',.,.,:, \:;:i'."c.<>l'c,. ;':?,':<fd/":::"\~~/':.. ><'.. apregnan(mother,'.CBip.,n:t'..!,;.J.::'c.'....!L,.-:."... ... '., 'c' ";":tr::'I"'.: ..:::I,',;;jC;;,:.I., ".:' . '.",." l.".h,i~;,',~;i;:' i,e:','" j ,;:ELECTIONS:&'ETHICS' , runna sexua conductpenalties.'.: ..i - '..'. ... .:. .. :. " . .,',': J':':,U,'..'''/" ,:,y;,':';.:-:';;j':;;:;'_.. ;" ;', 'H.F, 20 (oisen) (1udici~) Increase~:pen~lty~or:crlminal ve~;l'{ ;,::::.. ,~:;;' , <.would disallow;parole ror ari:iDII13te hicular operatlonC':;'<'~,iI'.' ':~;',"'.,..~ol!tl.91I,pa~ty ~xpenditur:es;~;;.,:,',;;,g! ,.,.:..~. " .. : serving ~ ~nd3torY iif~senie~~:for'a. ' ,,:t';: '/, S.F.:~I.' (S~;, R~~chgott, 'D, ': 10~b~~.t,repOrting requlreme~.ts:':t :->........, . fourth. crumnal sexual.conduct convic- ; Peterson) (Judiciary) would 1D7rease the.", i)-,'; :.'i,'.,S.F,89 (Frank) (Elections and .. . ,'. , ; ii~#; ~nd::ovould.~~~ j~~ge in~13ying; . maxim~ 'Penalty ~or ~~!l3lvehlcu~::' E.thiAs~;~en~,s 1988caill~a~gn~xIJen.- . : a repeatoffender:'s senlence to the extent. lar operationresultlDg mdeath loseven : .... dtture,lunttatlons;by provHltng. an ex" of thatpoi-tion inixc~softhe St3tutory: years impriso~ent or a fme of$14,OOO:: :, ception' for sciff services bencfitting three' :::mininiuffi"senteoee,:'ciJ;':":,.'.:;' :". CB ',;:, .,,>t., ",r . ".. ,ormorecandidatesfromstatecampalgn " '<:~~nii~~rized~l~~ir~~~d~~. crlmes:;{;~'~~..,><,:, :::~/;\: ;'::,::i;;~~~ffj:r~~~~ti~I~~=:t~6so~r: ..' .' '.' , 'Ingofdataacrlme"'" . .. ' .::,';;S,F,',3t(Spear,Reichgott, D, sute political party. The bill also deletes , , . .;'>,;;.If.F:,2~,(Kelly,rappas,.Green~. Peterson: Cohen, BelangerHJudiciary) theqctober.15 'reporting requirement . "..; field,Orenstein)(1udiCiary) would make . would make trespassing'at C~p Ripley...... for,lobbyists andtrausfers requirements ~': uWllltlioiized computer access a'cmile; a misdeme~nor or felony,depending on .... . (or the state Ethical Praciic~s Board to ':;":"~i,tiJ' #~e~iy;~t.P)lnis.hffi.~iit. dl?~ndeqt; thecir~~!ances. Th~ ~i1,I~()u!~ ~~ "d~el~p,;~ta,te~~~ls lIud reporting f~lfll~ ,. ....,.,on. the potential for hann to IDdividuals. . ob~tructi<1n.of fir:efightin~,~ fe!ony, un.~: forijenneplD Counly to the county fillDg .. 'J . ,: 'i' or: proiectec:ldaia~' The biilio~id also' authorize~ridin~. or; ~P7,ring,,)Vith; ~.'officer,: (House c'omp'anion~.H.F,' 36L- "". ,. .. ;';:: inlake ita felmiyto!seiiproteetect da13,~: . motor vehi91~ amisdem~a,n?r.:smoking;; siffioDe3u,' R:'1ohnsol(:sieensmii:Be-: ',.. ;':~;ic~:' ~ ;""~:'.: ,.',";;" (:' /:;'Ci',;,; in.th~ pre~e~c~ ~f dan~~r~us, T3tef!als,~ ,: gicH:~Gerierar'U;'gisiatiou;&r'Ycte~ns'" - ,,:,: . ;. .;:~,' .;::/;,:::"(',:," :,',":-) :~>~~.'.' :::'~j,.>:;. .DU.sd~~nor.?rfelonY,'3I~IX:ndii1g on';Affalftconlffiiiiee)'.it AU',,;. '. ,"'~;';~': '.. "'.... , '.., c.' "ti'.,<,, ". ,,-1,. ,"',j:,..' " .'." t,! ", I.. c... knowleilgeiof'wnge "'.Tb"b'lI Id"'''t'''~; ........ ,. '1 '.,d,.,., . , . 1., "Iu"".;.:. , ." , \<~::;~'~:. i~;~~~?F s~:S~~e~~t~:18;!~. ~'i; :. ,: ~e: an 'iD~ritional ~;e,leak';t()i~~i:;l \H;hi~W~I~;f.':;p;,,:"\:':.1 <;.;.,i\''{'::Y'i',; :.1."'\''''_'' ~l"'l')" :(,~ I h~"'_ ._....,'r,~~)~ ',' ' .~ "'Yh"nnfi' I~" b'.' "t"''''',~'.~I}.,~r" ..... J J--<'<s',/....,.,,'I..1 ';"'l"f'~~'j~',-"'{'" '.,>..1"';' ,< ',:',"(1udiciary' would create: seven deorp';. lOUS ,.or,.. a .... u su s13nces;;ex~s1Dg'~' ,,:; "",.'.'C;:' C';" .. -:.... ';:,:":~'. ':/:.;or'c~nirolfect'siibsiaiiCe'CiiIne'~ili.tlie'.. . petsoilro(olli~!s; jJriiiJert'Y;"fO'halni; :a:::'E' "N'~'j'TI"R" ."O.'.'N'" .M'"'E" N"'T';' , :;",:;;: ... ... i .:..::,....Ji.~.i.:-;,t'..'...":.J ,.-.,{" ;''''''''~'''''''- f'I',ri..-t.:..."J.. -'misdemea. h.oror'afel'.'''''.f.Jr-CB:~.'.'~!I!I..' ~.'-"'.:"':'.; '. ..'...~'."""'. ".'. :.' ,.", , ...' . ..,. '."'-',i..-;..:.,; . ~""" "( c.seventy of pena ty dependant upon the I. ony.. ...,:,. """~i,,".' ..' . .', iff:: r,~;,:~,..,~;:- .}t ;'l.t ~f;:ind~' 'iiantlty-- , >'o(tiue" al. drii '-:'r" ~':i ~~t.:r";,:~,"F;:,~,'-Y(~~~_l !'~..,~: }~' :(~V;~~t~:r.._~ ;\ ,< ';:;; ':~:.: -<~~:<.,;:;",~,,- ~~-': '~"_, -- -~ :"'..~. '. ' ,-,>>"':-~' _ .: ,,: '\;;1'. ': ~1<'Li H:Th.q".'b. '1.1.';" 'I'd'''' g .' ' A ,1\-;, .' Removal :lif'moriet:lry"';iiri=ili3tloh 0'i1~ .PI;o~l,bltlon:()n ~ralnage of wetlands :' ;. .,.' ,. vov~., e 1 wou requrremanda-". ,.', .,' ... ,., "H".31(M. hM .W'. .,: '':;..'t. .", Ii.; '.e.';','" ''''''.'fi' '"....,).seliJireorcoiivey.aricedevlteF3Ssocl;.,;l;."l-'.,~ '.'i '. ars, unger, 10- .. .. ", )>" ,0ry,DUnunwn sentences orrewat of-:' -". ..:'''. ." .."., ;' ~ .. , ..7:.. t. "S13'.." . ).(E.- \. .d.. .":." [ ',., , """fi.' .... .." 'd c," ,".w). '11:.:....' ... """'1 'ate.d with controlled'sub'tt3o.ces t ',...., er,-;, DlUS.. . nVlfonment an Natural,.:, . :c.:U.......':fi. C;?~e.~) :m.: .... o~'~edo.~lro.; ~~ubsllln~~ok.~,.' ',"~:<:c.;..,.,......S. ;#.: '3. (;'<. ('taidfg'~ '."(".1' ."'d'," ")'. ..;i. ~e~c:>pices).wouid prohibit all drainage~ ' , ..;/"..(".;.enses.conurutt With a dangerous!' ',__,..., .".,.. ... ,/.,' u.tClary';'f'bl""'."".'" '. .'. .'(. [. <":.:.'._." . ; <.,iwea '''Ii' ~ Tit' b'iI \ "'ld.'.' .. ". . '.., ".~:'.' .. .w. ould. r i111.0W"th. e. ~ fo.i-fi. eHw-eTOfdeVice.s:';. 0... ;p~,.rt~waters !>.r; wpqallds~' cn .c' 1;". ",' ......' . '(>'~~">:'c;_,:'~'~ ....._ .....," . e 1. wou .~re~te a ~.~, '. ",.~".),; ""'I.>,.~~':' ~: ~~':>''''_l..,.-.'t''-'"l "''-~'":'''.':'-!'~~~''''~''':''''' >.jl~'_~'~''''''';~ ~,' "';'.~~'~';1Ii'/~~ '. '..'".~January201989 . '.."... ..:.. _..~.'.,.,.,"-",.".,.".....- '.SI'" l~,,:'r- " . -, > ;j~i~>',l'I~.~~-..:.t.'.;:.~~:. ~~. -.1;'~-.-,.. -;'-"-, ..~--:". '.' ".' "~>,) ';,,':~'~L;.'"'' .' '.' ,-- "', . "'. .",;.~,_--" l ,; , ~ ,; r ~ ":" Restoring power of waste rnan3gementi from taxable incomeminiiig income or ',the employee during ihe lunch break. ,. board .; .,'; gains not subjectto the Mimiesota fran-'However, it would allow an employce S.F, I (Merriam, Lessard, Moe, ,chise tax, The bill also. amends the . injured as a result of an employer deny-, Pehler, Benson) would restore powers to . occupation tax. provisions for iron and ing the lunch break to bring a civil action the waste management bOard that \vere ," other ores by ;rCdefiningfuci. gross. in- to recover damages, includil)g costs 31id .. .' eliminated by a previousreorganiz:itioh. ' come arid deductionsalloweu. LFH attorney's fees. CB " . : '..... <1~' ,;.; i The bill would prohibitfuture transfers .. ...,......" '. " , " .. .....,.,."." "'H' . of waste management board powers. CB .. GAMBLING ,:".. Motor vehicle excise tax exemption , , -' - , . . , for veterans' organizations , . . .. Pricing solid was~and collecting re- i Creation of~~te Lot~~ Co~lsslon . ;i' ... H.F, 32 (Pelowski, Kostohryz, cyclables '.... ,.', . ,;~...".; . imdAgency,.. . , . rv. JOhoson,WenieI,Dom)'(General S.F. 10 (Dahl) (Environmentr:eglslation,' Veteran AffairS 'and Garn- and Natural Resources) would require .. feers;)(~~~1 ~:isS:~::~':?'i.u:~ing) would eJiempt from tliemotorve- volwne or weight based cbarges for col- Gaming) . would create a five-member . bicle' excise. cix' vehicles piul:hased'or Iection of mixed municipal solidwasfe Minnesota Lottery ComnisSion appointed used by veteran's organizationsoqJo- by mid-1990 in the metro area and by . G . . litical subdivisions for the pUi-pose"of ffil'd-1992 elsewhere,' 'The bl'II' wou. ld by the ovemor to a sIx-year term WIth tra rti' '1' . t d' . the consent of the Senate. It would nspa ng ml ')tiJiy veterans o. me )- . require municipalities to provide weekly establish the state lottery as a state agency Calor health related treatment.. CB';.'. curbside pickup of household mixed with specified powers; duties, and per- . ,". .. ,:;. '. municipal solid waste and. recyclables. . sonnel. . The bill would liiriit the sale of . Limited use df reiirganizatl6~ oreIers It would require monthly cUrbside pickup. lottery tickets by prohibiting the sale in . by coininIssloiierof adminIstration' of white goods (household applianCes). on-sale liquor establishments that bave ,.... S.F. 2 ~erriam) (Govemine'n~; . by July 1, 1991. The bill would prohibit . had charitable gambling in the last five tal Operations) would limit the lIseof haulers from charging fot the colleCtion years.. . The bill ,would require a surety reorganization oiders by' the coinnils~. of white goods aDlI recyclables, and .wOUld bond of lottery. . .retailers, . It would pro- . sioner of administration 10 limited trans~ . limit the minln1wn size for base charge. .vide for. ceitain conlractnalrequirements, fers of personrlei.' CU'" . " "..' to not more tha? 30 gallon~, The ,bill background checks, eligibility standards, :.. it' i'.) ,; ... ... , . 1 . als~ would reqUIre aPoll~tio? S?~'!OI '.~' and roles governing the game including Regulating peDaI~e's for delinquentutil~ ~. Agency(pc~) rePOrt~~ w,bJte g<lOds; a listing ofyiolations andpenallies. The Ity bills' '~;',' ", "',' '::'.:' (stove~, refrigerators~, washers, .~~rs,. " bill would create a lottery fund arid would "'. :; . S.F: II (Dahl). (Ptiblic'Utiliiies etc~) disposal and rec~l1111len~a,ti~~s~r 'borrow$5 million from the general fund and EiJergy) would'authorize'lI\JHtiesio January 15, 1990, CB: .' .:.:~/;~:::,. to be repaid ~yIu'ne 30,H9O,: The bill .charg~;~lalepa'~e~tpena1tyror'U~p~i~.. would require. '. . : income . tax withholding service bills that are more than' 30 days. . Recodification of tbewa.er law:' \';' : from lott.ery 'priZes.. .(8 perce. n. t), but would late, The bill would liinitlhe pemilty't{, , . .: S.F. 60 (DeCi-anier) (EnViioD~ ,. exempt the' ,we 'of lottery tickets froin. aunn. p' aan.'dnubaalla. ranc'ee,. 'COfB.l8. '. ~rc.,.~~.t.......,..p..~..;..th.:.",e..,'.. .. ment and. Natural Resources)' wOIJld ... . . . . ":"'r th I CB 'I' state sal. estax,;~1be bill would create a' "..,,', ",' '<'.", recuw ye water aw,~,:" , '. . , . .... .....S~~~~~:u~m:~~::= ~y~!~assd,i:Is.a~nPc..re..'?v..;.".d...,e.:,r....~r~d..it.s.:.~.,..;~p.y..}b...,.i1.5: FINANCE ~ ~YENUE' . . a $600,()()() ~pp'ropriation,CB, I " ;;,:i;. S.F.' 13 (Taylor) (Heaithi~~d Exemption for leaSed h~'rig~i-s ~~ir'(;' GENEIiAi,:'i' . " Huffian Services)would Create an'office: . . alqMim SF. 46 (ViC~ i~~i:.: GOYERNMENT/i ~~~=f::~~;~1i~::~~~~e:tJ~~f ':. . craxes 'and Tax' Laws) :would exempt:" :;':\;,",;' ... .:.: ',;:;.' ... . oieal. assistan'ce' to '~hil~'care se",%. fromproperty taXation '~ased h3llga~ at, .'. ~anda~ry e!l1ployee lun~b bre.aks :: .' . p~vld~rs. It ",ould reqUIre the C~~ts:, . '. airports in small cities having a popula- ,i,;\H:J<'dO (Carruth~rs"!runble,, ; s.'onert~make~~e,u~an?ounce~msp:s I: . ... tIoD,of 10,000 or. less: This provision ;' O!'Cnst~in,; :.IJegich,.. B.isb.~p);...(Labor-;. tiO?~fpro~.~~ imder"1e I,Iuman. ) ,: ' . would be effective for. taxes levies in . '. ~anage~e~U~:eI~tio~s) ....,,~u,l~, require Serylc.es ~lce~s.I~~ ~~!~. Th~ ~~I,-~?ul.d\ i:~: :.. 1989, payable in 1990 and thereafter,; 2, an employ~r!~ Pft?~ide~a~~l:pployee aj'. ~I1?~.~hl!d c,a~ ,,~~a.:~~ fee, ~~.'t .rO!; : rr ' . LFH .. '., ',,'<n.y'oj".i: ;(:':'2D-minute luncbbreakfrom workdur-. ; partictpation Ina .natio~al aCC~dttat)on:;, " '.. .,'. ..., ." ,'.Ing the workda"yi(the ~ini>ioyCe works' ~y~te~..;:The:~!II!~~uld.~:qtii~tf~~;:::. . Technical changes In taxation : ,for eight or more consecutive. hours, child care sen:~ce.~, ~o, c(:rtam .famIlIes;: S 6 . . TIle breakwoUld'have to be scheduled at and would inCrease' eligibility.' for tlie , .F, 1. (Pogemlller, DJ, , . . .'. Johnson) (Taxes and Tax Laws) would. . .Iea.st tWo hOUiS., after. the start of the. sliding fee scale program, based on fed~' . increase the tax capacity of unminedeight-hourjx;rlOd and atIeasttwo hours el1iI poverty levels':' It'wollld 'provide, IrOn ore from 5,25 pen:ent to 15,75 per- .. bCfore'the endoC the period..The bill income tax credits',foT.50' percent ,of' cent of market value and would exclude .. would not requii-e the employer to pay costs of certain ~~ucation for child care .' , I 1 :\ j i J ;,., 82' LMC Cities Bulletin.. :r~~':g,;lll~'fiti.' / ,. ,J:j "":j,', " ,", ';?':;J " ,,::;;:;,"';c}; . ' " "i'".: ;,::r\\": !': ::::h>roviders; .The bill.would, also provide.. percent of the federal ~Diffium wage, . ment, land and in~rests in land to implej' " ';,'; ;"";:.",,., "_,'.:,,,.t '".".'" '.'.'./"- 'I..'-..'....'~,.'.. '--.-"',;"." .... - ,..-,.,,~. .C.' -'.',.~-~"-,'.' . ~ ,', ,~,..... ....., ~ " ~", '~1' '::'e.t;.;. ,,'t.';income"tax ,Credits.ifor'SO pefci:nt of ,'which everJs greater;CB:-.>',:. . . .. ment the'system.~ It would exclude the. -;. ;:-...._.t'<. ~.':jI.,.~._J..','- ,P_L.' , -".,..t~..:><_~:.;-,"_:,-_'" "',...'_.," .~. :,;_:~, t,-'.',."'- \,I,;~,'''' '. '-"""'~'" "'_, _. ._.__h;L_,' r::r' "i.~,emP'loyer.co,sts f()rpro!.i~ngc~i1d ~ .... ...,<; Li.::" < ., '.' citYan~,tI1e ~ frol!l,~eJeqUlre~~n! :. ~'\. ~",;f~Cilit!es'; or;,s!Jbsidies '~~ii.ng. the.' first:. PUBLIC SAFET,Y ",,: .. ()fc()mpe~tiv.e ?i~qing and perfonnance" "d~-; ,:,;:.taiable-year,withthecreditreducedby'. '. :.' ,boridrequirementsinconnection:with I'J;il~'"~, '.;' ..-:c.,it.O_percent cach'-subsequent year,,: The,' 'Au' thorlza'tlo'n: of fire d'e' 'partm' ent ac' .', certain rede~elopment projects in south- t.~ l"$;~ ~ " ~'-<"'"'1 ~ .....>,; J, .... " -. ... ,-"" ~ ,,'. . , ," , l',i~r"Zi. c' " !..~bi1l would 'exempt child care facility cess to' crimina"I history' "da'ta-., :, east EdlOa. CB. . .,' ..", " ., , . I' .. l '~'1.~ ~ I ~,..,.,~. 1~. '" 1'1' ~, ' "1 " , . ;.., 'i'/ ~ > - ::; ;<: .: .~ . 'cCo~stru~~on andservi,ctl,~tenal,fro~:'::., ~. H.F:-is (Kelly) (i;;A;;';.;..;) ~ouid, e,., ~,';:,.. .,', ,.\:;c)." ,., .... ,. : ..,','. i:"":,.;,!-,,the'state Sales tax. CB !'.:, . ."L. ".c,,, ","',' ..' "'~~.'" ,-Itasea Coimty:.iexeinption from levy ~""\:"""". ....... ,'> ;. ....';'requirethesupen~tendentofthebureau,....'i.' ...,...,._ ...,. .,. pi" 1(1 ';-.~. ~.:.::\tlo'Y~~i s~~~~.mbeiJ~~lesl~ nonr~U.~~n:ns~i~~:eh=~1~:&;lte:t,:.I~l;:~:n~~~6\ik~i.~) t~axes ~~d.ta,\, 1ft:' ,;.. '}ony cases . - ~', (.. . '''. ''':8 plan for 'flrecleparunents'to have ac~:.>L;a~s)~.oulde~emptIt~scaCounly,from' ,'~" " . . '.; . ; '. '., 5;F. 26 (Spear) ,(JpdiclalY) ,w~':cess to crbniriiii bisto . ditaCOm 'rable:~n,a1ti~simpo~e<ifor,e,x~eedingtheon.e- b :,i ,./ .: "i,' ..r:ena~t .thestat~~o~ p!!>~isioD ~Uo,wing.; i to, the' aci:eS~~ffOrde~' ,#il!nl!l ~Sti#;:~n; limitatio~. fo~ llIl. economic d~V~t,., ..: It '....:'.',.; ., ..' ".' .'S...lX.. ...-m.. em. be. ..r jun. e.. s,l.n.,. '....n.,~o~.fe.,Io...,n. t case~.." .. agencies bY.l.3. w.... ,The Plan. W.O.U..l.,..~_ha.ve to.:.' ::;~~r.\~D. ..~}evy.p.,~Y,~~I~ ,u~ 1989, SH ,........;:....' ,~:.'~.::.:~.B,,; :" .,'" i','.. .... . ;';, include' security procedures to prevent.'.."'"".:. "':'."" ..... i,i".: i i: 'f>.:- . : .~. :;i~:" , '.; ,.. .>,'. ;F'.:: '. ;' : unauthorized use of disciosure ofprivate',Wh~~ ,!Jeal'~ake: .,exemptlon froT j,:~ ./. ,::.:~reatlo~:~fcapl~lI~p~~v:~mentco~. ,; data, 3lld a il1oo,tWy netw~:3ci:eSs (;harge -; "~ryl~~lt penalty. . ". ....'. ;;:.:.:..T,~.Ion.;_".. 'l . ':'.: aid beach' artici atil) fire de art_'i;~,:,.~.F,20(K~aak)(T~xesandT~,x It.(.',:..: :;.' ",i:: 2;.S.E 30 .(Dahl) (Governmental" kent, ~B' p. - ,Pi~" . P, .I;-a~sLwould exe~pt ~e c~ty ofWhtte '. . Operations) would createal6-member .,.'.' .. .. . Bear Lake from penalties Imposed for. L-'; :.' '. jlegislatlve commission' on: capital irD... i', . . - , , :' exceeding' the general'iimit when leVY"-,,' t ... ., I ' . Creation of the cigarette fire safety . .. . . .: ;, .:provements with theduty to fonnulate a' act " . . " ing to fund their infrastructure replace~ L:;,:,: .~.', ::siX~Ye3rplan forcapi.al~improv~en~,: :S,F,8\Dahl) (~enecilLe'giSla- 'mentreservefund payable ili1989. SH i;.::i~ ti1e ~,tate,?hebill wO?ld create_~ 11- lion a~d PubiicGarning) wouldrequire (;;... .. ,.., : ','. [' ,person . a~vlsory conumttee appomt~ . the comniission of public safety to de~> Chlsago, Kana~~c, Pine and Carlton f' . ;~ythe.oovemor. CB.. .;" . '.' .velopfiresafetystandai-dsforcigarettes':cop,~tl.es: .d~layhl.county..hlstorlcal r.. ,,'.' ;'.; I ,,' , \ .. andlittIecig;lis;:rhe bill~(JUldprohibit,. ~~e~~levy' '..' :. . . '. ;;., L>.\ (: ,Modification of IIce,nse, and bondmg . the sale of cigarettes and little cigars that . 'i'" c,. S.E'37. (Clumelewskl) (Ta~~s, !: ; . ,~/.f~~s Involving vldeog~es of ~bance .. do not meet the rue safety standards. but., al!.d'ipx . Law),wo.uld. ~~Iay. ~ffectlve l. ><. ~.>; ....;, .:',. i, S.P.. 39(C~~le~ski)(~e~~, .wouldex~~pf certai~, cigarettes if the \.d!!~~ o~the county hlstoncal society l~vy . t:> " '. '::'.c;ral Leglsl~tiooand ;Pu~Ilc G,3!ll1ng) '. lnanufacturer can demonstrate that it is' t~)~~~ary 1 ~ .! 990. a~d wOllld allow. f" .;';i.: :, .~:; ~~u~dm~fy the ann~l! hc~nSl( ~~e f?r: . technically not feasiljleii) comply .with ..... ~~tio~ on levy at election before Octo- . L.. .;distributorsandoperatorsofvldeogarnes .'. ....,..'''.. "ber 10 1989. CB . . .~.' .... i';' , ".' f h ' . . dth . . fthedi 'b _\ the standll1'll; ~J~o~'..exce~din~the tox-:,),.'. ..'. ..... I~:.:.::;::. :.~.:;~or.:jT~~~OOo~~~r. r:..,SIr1U ~~~~~ft~~:'~;:~..~~#:;~iJ;~:~~.;.,. :.TR.:".:.A". ~SP.O~T. A.TIO.~., i' ';.!. .,.,,1>,; ~-". . ,. ... k I". .. atedfromthe general fund. forthecom-,,'c";.., .... ... ... ..'. I .. ". Recochficatlonofthewor ers corn ..' ." ..... ,.. . ,'.., .., . . .... '.' . k/::;";;)ci'iieilSailcin 13",', ' '. ,;i: ;'. ! '.. ..., ... .,' mission ... o~j)~blic :.safeti:to ~dopt the .' A,ll~ation ofpr~eeds from motor. ~~7 ' .1'....;.:....'..'... ';'.'. .',:. ...... 'S.F S. 9 (Di.. 'CIuni ( sId safety standards. CR,. . .h.lcle.. e..xcise tax. . ..,' , . ..., . ',"'.':';'.:' ;:;>".', ' .' ., ~r, e.ew" .,:..;. "".')' -./-,,:"..HP'19':(Johnson Carlson) V />;:i~:~fi~r,~~~, Guslafs?n), (Employment).~ SPECIAL . .... (ir.ilisPortati~n) would alloca~ tw<rthird. s !,;;"",',.'!wouldrecodifytheworkers'compensa-'.,. . :';.. ,." .,. .... q.;!;.;t,!.j-;'j;~'~;~~7CfB ... . :/;,:~:,..),: .. /;: ",. L~(;~;~~~~IO~.;., ....... ': ..,1:~~4s~ fJi~~~~ ~i~ti~~; :~~~;~~~~~ ~"""',., f.<;..' '.. . . ., ,,)/. '.,. ... ... ',~,..",.,.", ... r,~">.;' ;,.".butlOo.fund (75 percent) and the transit t:;:\P'" :;c~:p,~~Q.NNELfLi( :.' ..'. . ,'.. .. . Edina:. "M~~,o~lz.a~lon,~':ope~te :a "assi~knce. fund (2S. percent) in. fiscal !:~j';r; ~{;,i ':~i\':;\~! i:C;:.;' ... r.:' :;';;:;;":;',., .cr;' trl11lSI~;sj:~elll;;Ho!ls1ng,i.~~,~,e~elop';,,~;.: 19?,d:16U p~qceedsf~o~ the tax ~i1I:6e.' [i;<,:.,;:,;;:~~~~~t ~f;~ederal:ri,t,!~~.nm.~age If:.'Jm,e,n~~.~,~~~!ty ~~~) ~Id..~!?~ ~~c1u;.'~"allo~ted to., tl1e.~\V~funds after.fiscal.. ~ri;~t'::'R:;'mSt~R~ ~e(~~~~~~~ic~,~~,2~~10J1).;:;,~g~:Y~~~~~:~1~i)'j(~cii.',jr~?;~rU~~('i.:F;r;?':;'.. .,.,... .? ".:... ...,~.:.. iY:}i ..' :.J.~}BIs.~~1,>;:'l:rirnble) (~_~r:Manag~ent', Gove~eDtaDd.Melr?R"ll~~ Se.rylCl:);; I~~K;eased funding for bridges ,: .;:. . .,; .;':'(\~X;Re1ations) 'tVould reqwre federal and state';.' w.ould:a~tl1~riz~: th~. clty;,()(~d1Da to. . ,'.,F..', ..:H.F, .25. (V. Johnson) (Trans- "!~,;: ,:;;.~;coy~'~mp!oye#t~:i>;aY, tlie:c~eriil L,operate ,~'p;u,blic ~nsi~:~y'~.!~m in o~e.: t>O.r!3tion) wouiq p~ovide $16 mil~ion'iil" . [H ~-'; .' ..-:;'minimwn wage to employees age 18 Or}. partofthe~lty.to be des!gnateda special >,\ additional funding for construction and" , rl~7' ) ,; :.: o~~~r ~~ i! ~S greater than ,the state mi~i':;:~ service: distric.~; with taxi~g :~nd.. seivi~,~-\~~stnictio.n of.~ridges byisslling'staie . ,: L.. ";, ~,,:~w.n~~ge..ErnpIOyees~o~er 18 ~ould ,.;charge. authonty:, '.!h~;,fi~r,..w?,uld .be : bonds::CB ',,; ..,' ":,' t,1',;: '. ,,:receive,the state minimUm wage or 90 authonzed to acquue. necessary eqUip- . :.~; ,. " _.' 1;~~U~11~[~i~~*~"2~lit89 ',", "";;r\,\~i~~:i' ',,' ''''.. " ~; ,'i~;.' . "'..,-,-..' :.'-' \ , ) "--' :,J ~ ::~:::;;;;::;~;;~:;;:::::::::::::;:::~;::::::::~::~::~:::;:::::::;:::::::;:~m:~:::::::~~::::::::::~::~::::::~~:~:~;:::~:8::~~:::::::::~:::~:::::::::::::::.: ..........................h...................C..........I....tt...........~...;....~......;....;.;....;........;.....~................;......................;....... ......................;..............;..;.....~.....;.......;. :.:::.:.:.:.:.:.:::.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:; ~~ ... . . ;~;:~;~:~~tr}~:~:W::::~:~;}~{:: ~, ORDER NOW 1989 Directory of Minnesota City Officials City Price: $12.00 per copy plus $1.00 postage and handling (Total cost: $13.00). Business or Professional Firms: $17.00 per copy plus 6 percent sales tax ($1.02) and $1.00 postage and handling (Total cost: $19.02). The Directory contains: 1. Names of all officials and department heads In Minnesota. 2. City hall street addresses. 3. 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HOllse Chief Clerk's Office - 296-2314, Rm. 21 I, Stale Capitol Secretary of Senate's Office - 296-2343, Rm. 231, State Capitol ~"'\, '-./' Bill slatus, authors, companion, committee referral (by bill number, author, or topic) Housc Indcx - 296-6646, Rm. 211, Slatc Capitol Senate Indcx - 296-2887, Rm. 231 Statc Capitol Weekly committee schedules, bill introductions, and summaries of committee and noor action House InfoOllation Officc - 296-2146,175 State Office Building Senate InfoOllalion Officc - 296-0504, Rm. 231, State Capitol Recording of the following day's committee schedule and agenda, (after 4:30 p.m.) "House Call" (House committee schedule) - 296-9283 Scnale Hotline (Senate committee schedule) - 296-8088 To reach a member on the House or Senate noor House Sergeant at AOlls - 296-4860 Senate Page Desk - 296-4159 To notify the governor's office of your concerns , Governor Rudy Perpich - 296-3391, Rm. 130, State Capitol *AlI addresses are SI. Paul, MN 55155, all area codes 612 ( ~ I r'..<}''!'J'1';:'.'~i':'C;:,.;-". )1~".:'.;r.J.. - ~ ", ,!>, , ., fe.. .!~;'\. . "',/; "~":.,;,,,:,:,:~?~' CITY of ANDOVER 1989 Special/Standing Committees Road Committee Jim Elling - Chair Marjorie Perry Community Development Committee Mike Knight - Chair Don Jacobson Public Safety Jim Elling - Chair Ken Orttel Personnel Committee Don Jacobson - Chair Mike Knight Hazardous Waste Committee Ken Orttel - Chair Marjorie Perry - ') ,-../ -"l'tf':.m:'~~1'~ t?I\ '\\ :) , r\) \1 ~;. ""'- " ""-:!\'a-... ......,.;S '",:'!lJ1:,:~:;1;:" CITY of ANDOVER Special city Council Meeting - February 1, 1989 - Agenda 7:30 P.M. 1. Call to order 2. City Staffing/Recycling Coordinator 3 . Vehicle Use 4 . 5. Adjournment :) o CITY OF ANDOVER REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE February 1, 1989 AGENDA SECTION NO, ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT Administration ITEM 2. NO, City staffing/ Recycling Coordinator BY: James E. Schrantz The City Council is requested to consider the temporary position of Recycling Coordinator to provide Andover with the ability to meet our recycling goals and also to take advantage of available funds to accomplish our goal. COUNCIL ACTION MOTION BY TO SECOND BY ,- "- '-J CITY of ANDOVER MEMORANDUM Mayor and City Council TO: COPIES TO: FROM: DATE: REFERENCE: Jim Schrantz, City Administrator ~'9-/ Jay Blake, City planner February 1, 1989 Recycling Coordinator Position The City of Andover was given more than $10,000 for the coordination of recycling efforts within the city. We have so far spent $200 for advertising and it looks like the city will meet its recycling goals for 1989. However, the 1990 goals are nearly 50% higher than 1989 and a greater effort is going to be needed to promote and organize recycling in order for the City to avoid manditory recycling. Certain fund accounts allocated by Anoka County must be spent during this fiscal year, or they will be distributed to other communities. Money from our 1987 Base Funds and also money based on our recycling performance totalling $4,603 need to be expended by June 30, 1989. One method to expend the funds would be to hire a temporary recycling coordinator to oversee program development and attend meetings. There are two scenarios to consider: Scenario #1. Add the responsibility to the Zoning Administrator. We could add a specified number of hours to the current Zoning Administrator's position. Salary and hours could be negotiated. Salary (w/benefi ts) $10-$15 HoursjWeeks # of weeks Total Costs 8 hours 22 weeks $1,760-$2,640 Scenario #2. Hire a college intern to to complete the project. Melanie Deluca and I have contacts at three universities and could possibly fill the position. Salary (w/benefits) $5-$7 HoursjWeeks # of weeks Total Costs 24 hours 20 weeks $2,400-$3,360 ~ We would be able to fund either scenario at competitive wages. ... " :J 1m ~Ii ~~I i~~ .. Ii ~ :-J j,~ I j.E I 0 0 ~ I ~ I >< >< ~ ~ "1' "1' .-4 .-4 ';d';d ell ell 0.-\ ..-\ .~...-i U I U I 0 ? I 1;::;- ~ M I l' l' N !~ N !g tt'l tt'l .. .. M M V)o {/)- I~ i ~ ;Q ~ 1& ~ ~ It) It) l' ~] l' ~~ 0 0 .. .. M M 0 V)o f {/)- I~ ~ -;;;- ell N .. ~~ 0 I .f 0 I N N 0 co .. ~ .. .~ '8 It) f tt'l V)o V)o ~1 ;: 0 +l 0 . 0 0 N V)o ~ ~ co co lI-l ~ 0 N ~ ~ ~ .,-i u , ) CITY OF ANDOVER REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE February 1, 1989 Building Department ~ AGENDA SECTION NO. ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT ITEM NO, 3. Vehicle Use BY: David Almgren Due to the increase in the number of vehicles the City has, the storage is becoming very limited. Therefore, Frank Stone and myself are proposing to take the vehicles home. The rules for this are set out by the League of Minnesota Cities i.e.: I.R.S. Vehicle Use Regulations. Under these proposed rules, Frank's pick-up comes under what is called Qualified Non-personal Use Vehicle (see attached) Item #6, and would be exempt which he needs for after hours calls. The Building Department car is not exempt and therefore, the attached sheet showing the calculation as set out by the I.R.S. in the same booklet must be used. The benefit amount must be shown on W-2 forms. COUNCIL ACTION MOTION BY TO SECOND BY ,. . , - ) fZ blj:e~~~/~fve. . - . #" /02" th171 ,..., . -- ~6. L_/7Z_kL_Z2~!.(/~/7. .---- /. - ._..__ ________________ (jet J77 P:!~-_. - ---.----------"-- ----_.---- --- I ----- - - - ...-.---.----------...------------/ I .----- t ----- ---.-.-----_.-------- ---- ._~-- /.3 ;;...s:o 0 J7~_ .___&_c__ ----- - -~---.-_... - - -",-----------= ._--- --..# -..- ----,-.._--_._---. _.L~q ~ d ___________________ -- ---..--. --- ..--- -----..-- - -. ---- --.---- ----------- --~-_.- .---- -/ ~ 0-0 ~ __tf,-'-,__~ ____6, - .- -------...--. 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I , . , '"-' \ . ~_ ~ . . . \'., . ... _'.. c' c c .. .. c. . ...~ :- ~/7PJL"c' .L-t!!.as~ J1:Lve CALA!,) ~ 3 I.:. 0-0, 1:!- . :s,- t7"z7"z7 /7"lA--' -.-'" -------- -- -----------.----------.-- . / 757' .(;Y7,~ , .... .---...-.------ .. 3/ O!:~...~ _________________ 4~._~-==~=~=:=~===_=-~ v:._____. /;/ ,./ '-/'. y~ . " .' in 1986, the city must establish a written policy prohibiting personal use of city-provided vehicles. f, \ I "-~ ) ; 'Qualified Nonpersonal Use Vehicles Certain vehicles are automatically considered to be nontaxable under the regulations. Generally, the .vehicles covered by this ,'exemption are those which'are not likely to be used to any significant extent for personal purposes. The exempt vehicles include: 1) Clearly marked police or fire vehicles~ The vehicle must be clearly marked by insignia or words. A marking on a license plate alone does not satisfy the requirement. The police officer or firefighter using the vehicle must be on call at all times and any personal use other than commuting must be prohibited in order for this exemption ~o be utilized; ",. . 2) Ambulances and hearses; 3) Dump trucks and garbage trucks; 4) . Buses. School buses and other passenger buses must have capacity to hold at least 20 passengers; - 5) Cherry pickers and cement'mixer~; 6) Utility trucks. These trucks come under thG exemption ,if the city requires an employee to ~rive the truck home in order to be able to respond to emergency situations for purposes of restoring or maintaining electric, gas, telephone, water, sewer, or steam utility services. The trucks must be outfitted with shelves, racks or other permanent interior construction to carry heavy items so that it,is unlikely the truck would be used.. for more than a minor ainount for personal purposesi and . 7) Unmarked law enforcement vehicles. Any personal use must be authorized by the city and must be incidental to law-enforcement functions, such as being able ~o report directly from home to a stake-out or to an 'emergency situation. In, order to qualify for this exemption, the employee must have the power of arrest, be authorized to carry firearms, and be employed ona full-time basis by the city. Nonexempt Vehicles The withholding obligations of the Internal Revenue Code apply to all other vehicles which cities provide to employees. The fair market value (usually the daily or annual .lease value) of the vehicle usage for personal reasons is includable in ~ages ) _/ -2-