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Date May 1992
Item No. 92-261
Calling Upon Chairman of Bangor City Council and Mayor of Portland
Item/SubjeeC City Council to Meet and Prepare Plan of
Action -- Tax -Exempt
Property Status of Certain organizations
and Entities
Responsible Department: City Council
Commentary:
This was requested by Councilor Scone.
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Manager's Cammenis:
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Asvociated Information: Resolve
Mudget Approval:
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Legal Approval:
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introduced For
ED Passage
❑ First Reading Page 1 of
❑ Referral
Aesigoed to Councilor Stone 92-261
May 11;1992
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) p6alUe,. Ca11ng upon of the Ba+gor city Council
the Mayor of the Portland City Camcil W Meet and prepare a Plan of fctiar
to xJo4.eas the rax -adopt Property � sue of Certain ctmg� antl
Sntftfes
By City Corm! o(Me City o(Baaaw:
RESOLVED,
Y]fa]aa:✓li5, (bveamnnT.al• «e'M1 �t pgytcal and cbaritahle organ zatfws
enjcy the em l of their real and personal property from
rmmtcipal te:mtion; and
ydiEB8A,9, ISaua lama and Cities are ivpan:ted by tie lwa[iDn of such tax-
amo12 Uystitutfots within their banHaries; end
Vll®3BF5, The inpact of such exeiptiore mm.rta in substantial exmiort of
ttx; tarz bees of Maine lbwne and Cities; end
1iHP1mT5, Maine Cities and 9 tarot W pc c in m inq their tax Was
due tD a variety of fiscal conditions and realities, ircluditg
but not limitarl to:
(a) over -reliance on the property Tac base as the oSy major
source of tmr revawe;
(b) in=wziM derercl, for wetly mudcipal services which
raTw.e amitional momma;
(c) i...ro:ing rreMaTes fmn State and Fsdaral gwernrents with
ineuffici funding W mplaaent the eandates; and
(d) tW rapid da in State and Fsderal fiscal assistance;
KTA, TfBIiEt r BE TT FBSpLYPD BY Ttfl; CPM Q](QLIL OF TIffi CPM OP B.4fXAR,
TINT: the City Comca Mreby requesw its Ciufman to rank in
conjunction with other NaLe'havr and City Concfl Chainnat'and
Mn}ora for the purpcae of seeking solutions to ibe t -exsgx
pmperty dilama incl ting• but not lfndtsl to, a charge in State
leo through the refemndtm process; and
TT PISmffiR HISOUM, TINT: the Bangor City Condi calls upon the City
Council of the City of Portland, as lMnie's larg t city, to
request iia Mayan W join with Bangor's,l9tflimari:for the purl
of rreetfrg, conferring arta Preperug a plan of axion that will
lead to a charge in ttc,curxent treaLomR of tax -wmqt
o pnisatims.
� and appy this the _ day of , 1992.
In City Council May 11,1992
ended to read Chair 1n place
of chairman
Cir] Clark
92-261
E E S 0 L V E
Calling upon the Chairmen of the Bangor
City Council and the Mayor of th Portland
City Council m [ and p plan
of action to a�nsa�he tc�pt property
tax status of certalT organizations and entities