75-2425 CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION N0.75-2425
RESOLUTION ASKING THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION TO REQUIRE LOCAL
ASSESSORS AND BOARDS OF REVIEW TO PROPERLY ASSESS AND EQUALIZE
ALL PROPERTY WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN AREA, SO AS TO CORRECT THE
GR7EVOUS ERRORS WHICH APPEARED IN THE 1972 AND 1973 REAL ESTATE
RATIO STUDIES CONDUCTED BY HIS DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Taxation' s 1973 Real
Estate Assessment Sales Ratio Study again indicates that Hennepin
County communities are leading all counties in the metropolitan
area with respect to equity in assessing, and
WHEREA5 , the aggregate saies ratio indicates that the
counties of Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott and Washington are failing
to maintain appropriate assessing levels , thereby shifting the
burden for metropolitan area services and functions to the taxpayers
of Hennepin and Anoka Counties , and
WHEREAS, by law the Commissioner of Taxation is charged
with the responsibility of equalizing the assessments in those
counties failinq to provide for a proper level of assessment, which
responsibility to date the Commissioner of Taxation has failed to
exercise,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THF CITY OF HOPKINS that this Council hereby requests that the
Commissioner of Taxation require local assessors and Boards of
Review to properly assess and equalize all property within the
metropolitan area so as to correct the grievous errors which have
appeared in the 1972 and 1973 Real Estate Ratio 5tudies conducted
by his department, so as to more properly provide for equalization
in assessments among all properties in the metropolitan area, and
FURTHER, that the Council of the City of Hopkins hereby pledges its
support to the Commissioner of Taxation in carrying out these
responsibilities , AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this
resolution be sent to the members of the Hennepin County legislative
delegation.
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Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Hopkins ,
Minnesota, at a regular meeting held the 18th day of March, 1975 .
H. E . RICHARDSON, HENRY POKORNY, JR. ,
Clerk Mayor
JOSEPH C. VESELY,
City Attorney