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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-064-09/21/1976-OPPOSING THE INITIATED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO 10 REQUIRING ELECTOR APPROVAL OF TAXATION RESOLUTION 76-64 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS OPPOSING THE INITIATED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO 10 REQUIRING ELECTOR APPROVAL OF TAXATION WHEREAS there is an intiated constitutional amendment which, if passed, would require elections on all new or increased taxes of state and local government and WHEREAS, representative government is a fundamental part of the American system of self-government and elected officials are responsive to the needs and desires of concerned citizens and WHEREAS, Dassaoe of this amendment may freeze existing inequities in our system of state and local taxation even where tax adjustments are accompanied by off-setting tax reductions, and WHEREAS placing additional burdens on the power to tax would hamper the ability of municipalities to provide necessary services and improvements for their citizens and to fulfill the expanding obligations imposed on municipalities by federal and state governments, and UHEREAS this amendment would require an election on every tax adjust- ment necessary to meet increased revenue needs, thus imposing significant finan- cial and administrative burdens, and WHEREAS, this amendment defines tax so broadly as to possibly include non-tax items such as user fees and charges necessary to offset operating expenses for various government services NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City of Fort Collins opposes and urges defeat of the initiated constitu- tional amendment requiring elector approval of taxation Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 21at day of S,o�ntPmha,� , A D 1976 00 Mayor ATTEST City-Clerk