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RESOLUTION NO. 4768
RESOLUTION OPPOSING PLACING TOWNSHIP
POOR RELIEF SYSTEM UNDER JURISDICTION
OF COUNTY WELFARE
WHEREAS, heretofore, the poor -relief system in Hennepin County has
operated under the township system, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of St. Louis Park feels that the Suburban
Hennepin County Relief Board has provided comprehensive poor relief
services at minimal cost to the member municipalities, and
WHEREAS, a proposal introduced in the Minnesota Senate would
place the Suburban Hennepin County Relief Board under the jurisdiction
of the Hennepin County Welfare Department, and
WHEREAS, the costs for administration and benefits of Hennepin
County poor relief would be then distributed on the basis of
percentage of assessed valuation for each community, and
WHEREAS, the additional estimated costs for St. Louis Park under
this proposal would be approximately $150,00D per year, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of St. Louis Park opposes
any legislation that would place the township poor relief system
under the jurisdiction of the county welfare departments with costs
pro -rated on the basis of assessed valuation,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of St. Louis Park
supports legislation that would equalize the benefits of individual
relief systems throughout the State of Minnesota and provide full or
partial state-wide funding of such individual relief systems.
Adopted by the Cit
Approved as to form and legality:
City ttorney