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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-1235 12-12-2006RESOLUTION NO. 06 -1235 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, URGING THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE NOT TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL LIMITS ON RESIDENTIAL APPRAISALS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES WHEREAS, additional limits on residential appraisal and local government revenues limit local governments' ability to deliver critical public services to citizens within jurisdictional boundaries of municipalities; and WHEREAS, arbitrary limits on governments' ability to raise revenue unduly suggests locally elected officials are unresponsive to the view of their citizenry; and WHEREAS, the City of Euless strongly believes that the control over the revenue generated for local governmental services should remain the authority of locally elected officials who are responsible to the local taxpayer. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, urges the Texas Legislature not to impose any limits on growth of local tax revenue by injudiciously placing caps on residential appraisals. APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 12th day of December, 2006, by a vote of 5 ayes, 1 nay, and 1 abstention. APPROVED: tAt-x—cd,gw Mary Lib S'aleh, Mayor ATTEST: Susan Crim, T MC, City Secretary