82-JRESOLUTION NO. 82-~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE GOVERNOR _AND
THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO ADOPT
LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL ONE PERCENT
SALES TAX FOR AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
WHEREAS, it has become increasingly evident that the
ad valorem property tax, with its current Homestead Exemptions,
will not be adequate or equitable in the future to provide the
revenues required by local governments for their services to
the citizens of the local governments throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, the ever increasing ad valorem property taxes
are causing a severe and uneven burden upon many classes of
property owners; and
WHEREAS, the continuing ~ailure of the Legislature to
provide alternative means of financing local government services
will require substantial increases in the ad valorem property
taxes to maintain current levels of services; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has found it necessary to
impose several limitations on the revenue raising ability of
local governments which creates a continuing atmosphere of
impending crisis in the delivery of local government services;
and
WI.{EREAS, this impending crisis is further dramatized by
the current trend to transfer service programs from the Federal
Government to State and Local Government through the new
"Federalism".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Governor and Legislature of the State
of Florida are hereby urged to adopt legislation authorizing
an additional one percent sales tax.
Section 2. The Governor andLegislature mandate~that
a portion of the revenue from the additional one percent sales
tax will be used to provide substantial property tax reductions
for local governments as recommended by the Florida League of
Cities Special Committee on Local Taxes with the remainder being
made available to County and Local Governments to meet their
programs as they see fit through the local budget adoption proces
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to furnish
a copy of this Resolution to all members of the Palm Beach County
Legislative Delegation, the Governor of the State of Florida,
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, President of
the Florida Senate, Executive Director of the Florida League
of Cities and all other appropriate public officials and agencies
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Mayo r /
Council Member
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
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