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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.
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T Nanc one Gerr , City Clerk ames G. Reid, Mayor
Pau Groce, City Attorney