HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 460-07 • RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the JOBZ program adopted by the Minnesota State-Legislature has proven
to be a valuable asset in the Rochester Area by providing a tool for area communities use in
securing private capital investment and job growth for area residents; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota, area businesses and local units of government have
invested significant private and public resources in cultivating and soliciting business investment
for the purposes of expanding the state and local tax base and creation of livable wage jobs;
and,
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester sees JOBZ as a needed incentive to secure future
opportunities from businesses it has identified with qualified interest in considering Minnesota
and the Rochester area as a potential site for future location; and,
WHEREAS, these businesses represent the opportunity to grow the BioBusiness base for
the State of Minnesota by investing millions of dollars in capital and creating hundreds of new
livable wage jobs; and,
WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Legislature is likely to consider such legislation in future
session of the State Legislature, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Rochester encourages our area's legislative delegation
•to lead an effort within the State Legislature to continue the JOBZ program for Olmsted County
and Rochester Area communities' participation within that program in an equal manner with all
other Greater Minnesota counties.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS /3 DAY OF -e�t3 , 2007.
ATTEST:
G PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS zJJd DAY OF 2007.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester; Minnesota).
• Res05/ResJ66Z.Benefits ,