LGA & Property Tax Relief
Last modified: June 10, 2010Facing a multi-billion deficit for the next biennium, the state must address its broken revenue system instead of shifting its fiscal problems onto local governments. In order to accomplish this, all units of government—the state, cities, counties, and school districts—must partner together to find a fair, stable, and sustainable revenue system that will prevent a budget crisis like this in the future.
LGA and Property Tax Runs
- Final 2010, 2011Â LGA/MVC redutions
- Estimated City by City Reductions under Governor’s May Supplemental Budget Proposal
- 2010 Cuts to LGA and MVC under HF 1671 (Conference Committee Report) and Governor’s Proposal
- 2011 Cuts to LGA and MVC under HF 1671 (Conference Committee Report) and Governor’s Proposal
- Governor’s 2010 supplemental budget proposes $118 million cut in LGA: City-by-city cuts
- Governor Unallots Cities by $192.5 million: City-by-city cuts
Advocacy Documents
- Minnesota Community Stabilization Act
- Executive Summary: How Greater Minnesota Cities Responded to the 2008, 2009 and 2010 LGA Unallotments
- Legislative Action Day Presentation Slides
- LGA Promotes Fair Property Taxation
- New Direction is Needed to Solve Minnesota’s Fiscal Crisis
- Tell Us Your LGA Story
Bills to Watch
- HF 1671: State supplemental budget bill
Links
- Minnesota Department of Revenue
- Minnesota Department of Finance
- Minnesota House Research: Taxes
- Minnesota House Research: State Aids
Policy Position
- Click here to view a PDF of the CGMC Property Taxes/LGA Policy Position.
Contact Information
CGMC Chairs
- Cynthia Jaksa
Councilor, City of International Falls
218-324-1545
cynthiaj@ci.international-falls.mn.us - Hal Leland
Mayor, City of Fergus Falls
218-332-5445
hal.leland@ci.fergus-falls.mn.us - Eric Sorensen
City Manager, City of Winona
507-457-8234
ESorensen@ci.winona.mn.us - Randy Wilson
Mayor, City of Glencoe
320-296-4274
rwilson@hotmail.com
CGMC Lobbyists
- Tim Flaherty
Attorney/Lobbyist
tpflaherty@flaherty-hood.com
651.225.8840 - Steve Peterson
Senior Policy Analyst
smpeterson@flaherty-hood.com
651.259.1922 - Bradley Peterson
Attorney/Lobbyist
bmpeterson@flaherty-hood.com
651.259.1911
House Taxes Committee
Click here for a full list of the committee.
- Chair: Ann Lenczewski (DFL)
651.296.4218
rep.ann.lenczewski@house.mn - Vice Chair: Roger Reinert (DFL)
651.296.4246
rep.roger.reinert@house.mn - Lead-GOP: Laura Brod (R)
651.296.4229
rep.laura.brod@house.mn
House Property Tax Division
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- Chair: Paul Marquart (DFL)
651.296.6829
rep.paul.marquart@house.mn - Vice Chair: Denise Dittrich (DFL)
651.296.5513
rep.denise.dittrich@house.mn - Lead-GOP: Morrie Lanning (R)
651.296.5515
rep.morrie.lanning@house.mn
Senate Taxes Committee
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- Chair: Thomas M. Bakk (DFL)
651.296.8881
sen.thomas.bakk@senate.mn - Vice Chair: Rod Skoe (DFL)
651.296.4196
sen.rod.skoe@senate.mn - Ranking Minority Member: Julianne E. Ortman (R)
651.296.4837
sen.julianne.ortman@senate.mn
Senate Property Tax Division
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- Chair: Rod Skoe (DFL)
651.296.4196
sen.rod.skoe@senate.mn



