HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-81-42RESOLUTION NO. ~--~/-1~''~'/
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF
SEBASTIAN, APPROVING THE EFFORTS OF THE FLORIDA
LEAGUE OF CITIES TO SECURE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
FOR THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA AND AN ALTERNATE, GROW-
ING SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
THROUGH A 1~ STATEWIDE INCREASE IN THE SALES
TAX ANDURGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ENACT
LEGISLATION EMBODYING THE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE
FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES.
WI TNE S SETH
WHEREAS, the burden of property taxation of Floridians is
becoming increasingly heavy and unfair;
WHEREAS, the property tax is an inadequate source of revenue
for local governments facing exploding demands for public
services in such essential areas as law enforcement, trans-
portation and waste treatment and disposal;
WHEREAS, in view of the exemptions for purchases of essential
items such as food and medicine, the sales tax is more
equitable than the property tax and is paid by all those
who benefit from public services in Florida including
tourists, who pay as much as 30% of the sales tax;
WHEREAS, the sales tax is an appropriate means for relieving
the property tax burden of Floridians and for providing local
governments with a growing source of revenue; and
WHEREAS, the Florida League of Cities has established a
Strike Force for Property Tax Relief for the purpose of
securing property tax relief and state assistance to local
governments through a 1¢ statewide increase in the sales tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Sebastian, Florida:
SECTION 1. That the legislative program of the Florida
League of Cities regarding property tax relief and state
assistance to local governments be and hereby is approved,
which legislative program is as follows:
(A) A 1¢ statewide increase in the sales tax;
An equitable division of the revenue from the
1¢ sales tax increase between the Revenue
Sharing Trust Funds for Municipalities and
the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Counties;
(c)
Distributions to municipalities and counties
from the Revenue Sharing Trust Funds in accord-
ance with the existing formulas applicable
to each; and
(D)
A mandatory, minimum reduction in property taxes
from fiscal year 1981-1982 levels equal to the
increase in revenues to local governments result-
ing from the 1¢ sales tax legislation, multiplied
by the percentage of the sales tax paid by
Floridians.
SECTION 2. That the legislature of the State of Florida
be and hereby is urged and requested to enact legislation
embodying the aforesaid property tax relief and local
government assistance program of the Florida League of
Cities.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Resolution has
been adopted this /~ day of
1981.
Mayor~ City of S'e'b~s'tman
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