0792RESOLUTION NO. 792 (#3-2020)
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE SUPPORTING THE HOUSE
JOINT RESOLUTION 1018 OF 2019 (HJR 1018 OF 2019), PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO CONTINUE A LEVY OF A
ONE-HALF PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX FOR STATE HIGHWAYS AND
BRIDGES; COUNTY ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION; AND CITY STREETS, BRIDGES, AND OTHER SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION AFTER THE RETIREMENT OF THE BONDS AUTHORIZED IN
ARKANSAS CONSTIUTION, AMENDMENT 91, AS SPECIAL REVENUE TO BE
DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE ARKANSAS HIGHWAY REVENUE DISTRIBUTION
LAW.
WHEREAS, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 91, levies a one-half percent sales and use tax
to provide additional funding for the state's four -lane highway system, county roads, and city
streets; and,
WHEREAS, the one-half percent sales and use tax under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment
91, is due to expire on June 30, 2023 unless a new constitutional amendment is passed; and,
WHEREAS, HJR 1018 proposes that the sales and use tax levied under Arkansas Constitution,
Amendment 91, be continued to provide special revenue for use of maintaining, repairing, and
improving the state's system of highways, county roads, and city streets; and,
WHEREAS, without continuation of this sales and use tax the state will be unable to meet the
severe and pressing needs to maintain and improve the state's system of state highways, county
roads, and city streets; and,
WHEREAS, the continuation of the one-half percent sales and use tax will ensure future
investment in the state highway system, county roads, and city streets; and,
WHEREAS, this investment will create jobs, aid in economic development, improve quality of
life, and provide additional transportation infrastructure, including specifically, a four -lane
highway construction plan designed to connect all regions of the state, and;
WHEREAS, it is beneficial for all municipalities to support HJR 1018 as a necessary funding
mechanism for our travel -infrastructure and will serve as an economic boon for the State.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,
ARKANSAS:
SECTION ONE: That we do hereby support the legal proposals found in HJR 1018 of
2019, as well as its adoption by the people of the State of Arkansas at the next general election.
PASSED BY A MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS ON THIS 23RD DAY OF APRIL, 2020.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
BOh JOHNSON, l
ATTEST:
SUSAN DA
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
STEM NIE FRIEDMAN, CITY ATTORNEY