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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-11-28 34 AF RESOLVE36 AP .Introduced by COuncllor Zeidzian, NOVerker 3811 1977 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Uniform Property Tax ____ �yy��g� _......_.............._. ......... ...... _._._..._.. By W City Couno! of Ow CiW of BanW.' BBSOLVED. WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Bangor is the body responsible for the levy of all property taxes which provide all municipal services including education, and WHEREAS, the State of. Maine Legislature established by statute a Uniform Property Tax to be levied equally upon the State valuation of all communities, and WHEREAS, the State Constitution requires that assessment on property be at full value and the Legislature has decreed that assessment practices meet minimum tests of fairness and equity, and WHEREAS, the money raised by the Uniform Property Pax reflects the level needed to fund 508 of the statewide allocation for local education expenditures, and WHEREAS, the local share of school costs has dropped markedly since the Uniform Property Tax went into effect, with school costs going up about 308 from 3903 to 1976, and local taxes for schools increasing by only 10:128 over this period, Be it therefore RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bangor THAT repeal puts in jeopardy the substantial relief that has come to local property tax payers under the Uniform Property. Tax, and THAT the City of Bangor expects the Legislature to con- tinue to fund up to 508 of thecostof education as stipulated in the School Funding Act regardless of any change whatever in the funding sources, and THAT the City of Honour supports the retention of the Uniform Property Tax as the means for meeting that obligation. IN CITY COUNCIL 34 AP Ncvem ex 28. 1977 • _H ion made.a_nd seconded - R E S O L V E " feepassage. Indefinitely Ne follcwi� yea postponed. 'inL.no vote: Councilors vating Unifoim P Opexty Tax -yes:. ReCUatd5, Was, se%e [:wnr " style rul. w ll y. cwncilovs voting : Finnigan, Soucy gjymouN a:W Zaetlaian. cxat cueze kU O'_IVFO CIT j.,' .^Oft '77;a.. L 1!; 16 $6