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Member Celia Scott
resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 88 -72
introduced the following
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CORRECTING THE REQUIREMENT OF
TAXATION OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Treasury continues in
its unilateral quest to tax certain public employee fringe
benefits; and
WHEREAS, public workers will be forced to pay annual
income taxes on the value of accumulated annual and sick leave,
death and disability benefits, and severance and compensatory pay
for tax year 1988 and beyond; and
WHEREAS, this tax will be paid on benefits which
employees have not yet received and may never receive; the
taxation of these benefits at accrual instead of when the benefit
is actually used by the employee will create additional financial
and record keeping burdens on political subdivisions and their
employees; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Representative Robert Matsui (D -CA) has
introduced H.R. 4221 to correct this situation; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council of the
City of Brooklyn Center to hold down costs to the public sector,
its employees, and taxpayers whenever possible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that members of the U.S.
Congress are urged to eliminate the requirement of taxation of
state and local government employee benefits by supporting H.R.
4221 or any other similar legislation.
May 23, 1988
Date
ATTEST:
Deputy City 1erk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly
seconded by member Bill Hawes and upon vote being taken
thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Dean Nyquist,
Celia Scott, Bill Hawes, and Rich Theis;
and the following voted against the same: none,
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.