HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 92/03RESOLUTION NO. 92 -3
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF
GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WHICH
PROVIDES FOR VOTER CONTROL OF CITY TAXES.
WHEREAS, the tax sources of cities are strictly regulated and
limited by the State Constitution and /or the State Legislature; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has required cities to implement and
comply with inequitable property tax procedures, to operate with
narrow and restrictive tax sources, and to suffer increasingly
inequitable formula allocations of state shared revenues; and
WHEREAS, the severe financial problems facing Florida's city
governments are well documented and remain unchallenged; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
studies show that cities have exhausted most of their discretionary
taxing capacity and will be confronted with substantial financial
shortfalls during this decade; and
WHEREAS, the cities of Florida have consistently and diligently
sought expanded and flexible taxing capacity from the Florida
Legislature without success; and
WHEREAS, federally shared dollars with cities have all but
disappeared and remain a low national priority; and
WHEREAS, previous decades have provided major shifts for program
costs from the federal and state to city governments through innumerable
unfunded mandates; and
WHEREAS, cities' citizens should be provided an opportunity to
evaluate and implement the tax sources most appropriate to their
community needs; and
WHEREAS, many citizens believe they no longer can influence public
decisions and believe the political process deprives them of strength
and influence; and
WHEREAS, most citizens believe they should have a direct say in
how they are taxed; and
WHEREAS, this is an appropriate time to review the unlimited power
of the Legislature to authorize and control all municipal taxing policy
and carefully consider returning taxing authority to the voters of the
cities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN
OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida will support a
Constitutional amendment that would provide for each city government to
secure the taxing powers their voters authorize by allowing city officials
to design an ongoing tax structure that is compatible with their individual
community goals and place it on the ballot for their voters to express
their preference for the existing tax structure or this new proposed
tax structure.
Section 2. The Town of Gulf Stream will work with all cities
in Florida and the Florida League of Cities to ensure that this
Constitutional amendment is placed on the general election ballot in
November of 1992.
Section 3. That copies of this resolution be sent to all members
of our legislative delegation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida at the
regular meeting of the Town Commission on this 13th day of
July , 1992.
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