HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 157-16 - TaxReciprocitySupportRESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING REINSTATEMENT OF TAX RECIPROCITY FOR
MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN
WHEREAS, cities in the eight county region of the Southeastern Minnesota League of
Municipalities include communities in counties of Houston, Winona, Wabasha, and Goodhue,
with many residents in those counties and other nearby counties employed in Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS, these Minnesota residents bear an unnecessary burden of duplicate tax
filings for both states; and
WHEREAS, a reasonable solution was used for decades in the past to relieve the tax
filing burden for these citizens, and tax reciprocity between Minnesota and Wisconsin has
been proven to work successfully in the past; and
WHEREAS, the Southeastern Minnesota League of Municipalities membership voted
on January 27, 2016 to support a legislative policy for 2016 asking Minnesota to reinstate tax
reciprocity between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester that the City supports the reinstatement of tax reciprocity between Minnesota and
Wisconsin for the benefit of the residents of southeastern Minnesota.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF , 2016.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 2016.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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