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0237 / U y- RESOLUTION NO. 2 3 7- 7 9 WHEREAS, Adequate municipal services such as police protection, fire protection, pure water, sewage and solid waste disposal, health and many other municipal services are vital to the protection of the lives and prop- erty of all Arkansas citizens with most municipal services performed on a 24 hour day - 365 days a year basis; and WHEREAS, Arkansas cities and towns have less per capita revenues to render these vital municipal services than municipalities in any other state; and WHEREAS, Arkansas citizens and taxpayers are forced to pay inequitable and unjust property taxes which inadequately support their local governments because the property tax is a product of the 18th and 19th centuries and is inadequate for Arkansas cities and towns in the 20th century, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the governing body of Jacksonville, Arkansas does endorse and support "The Local Government Property Tax Relief and Gross Re- ceipts Tax Exchange Act" sponsored by the Arkansas Municipal League. Section 2. Passage of this proposed Act will enable the city of Jacksonville to increase the salary of its police and firefighters and its other municipal employees by $100.00 per month beginning August 1, 1979 and another $100.00 per month on August 1, 1980, and to make many other improvements in municipal services to the citizens of our community. Section 3. This proposed Act would reduce property taxes on property within cities and towns by ten (10) mills and would reduce property taxes on rural property by five (5) mills; a much needed tax relief for Ark- ansas property owners. Section 4. This proposed Act would permit Arkansas municipal govern- ments to be financed by an elastic tax that is paid -as- you -buy, will expand with inflation, will be paid by everyone (including tourists and transients who are visiting or passing through our state) and is much more fair and equitable than a property tax. Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby instructed to transmit signed copies of this resolution to our State Senator, State Representatives to the local news media and to the Arkansas Municipal League. Adopted at Council Meeting on 15th day of February , 1979. /7 1 ,,A-7, T Nanc one Gerr , City Clerk ames G. Reid, Mayor Pau Groce, City Attorney