HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-01-12 81-71 RESOLVE81-71
Introduced by CouncilCr weyo uth. Janus ,12, 1981
CITY OF ' BANGOR
(TITLE.) �R¢SDI$Bt ..Legislative Matters___.
By W awCowen dsLrty ofBaspor:
RESOLVED, that the Bangor City Council does hereby urge the
Maine State Legislature to adopt legislation which will:.
1: Grant to municipalities increased authority, at their
option? to charge for municipal services to property of in-
stitutions and organizations which is otherwise exempt from real
estate taxation;
2., Prohibit the passage of any new or expanded requirement
by the state on municipalities which woold cause increased
property taxation and legislation that prohibits tax shifts from
state tax sources to the property tax;
3. Provide for a system of Military Service Credits for
those municipal employees who formerly served in the Armed
Forces ofthe United States except those employees enjoying
special early retirement benefits;
4. Amend the eppealp ocedures for special entertainment
licenses to provide that all appeals should come before the
Superior Court rather than is currently written to the Zoning
Board of Appeals;
5. Provide that the state continue to provide financing
for at least 50% of the coat of public education;
6. Increase the State Municipal Revenue Sharing Program by
punts equal to the losses under the phase out of the Inventory
Tax Reimbursement Program.
Iv City cwncil January 12,1981
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