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
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Mayor
ATTEST
City-Clerk