Resolution No. 76-63 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
RESOLUTION No. 76-/3
A RESOLUTION PETITIONING THE STATE OF OREGON TO ENACT A STATE REVENUE SHARING
PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City of Tigard's population has increased 84% from 1970 to
present; and
WHEREAS, total valuation has increased an average of 17.8/ per year for the
past six years which is a further indication of growth; and
WHEREAS, property tax revenues have averaged 17.1% of total budgets for the
past six years; and
WHEREAS, the Constitutional 6% limitation allows only 17% of the total
budget to increase by 6% per year; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tigard has had 8 proposals for financial improvement
defeated at the polis in the past 2 years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tigard has investigated and implemented alternate revenue
measures which are still inadequate for the needs of the City; and
WHEREAS, Tigard City employees, in recognition of the severe financial
constraints placed upon the City, have voluntarily accepted no raise contracts
for 1976-77 fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the State of Oregon has increased the severity of fiscal problems
by mandating costs without providing corresponding revenues; and
WHEREAS, cities urgently need access to income tax revenues, the one
significant untapped source of revenue for cities, because of its unique ability
to respond to growth and inflation in a manner that no other revenue source now
available to cities can accomplish; and
WHEREAS, statewide collection of income tax revenues with allocation to cities
on a formula basis is a far superior means of giving cities access to this revenue
source when compared to development of a crazy-quilt pattern of numerous local
income taxes with their resulting tax payer inconvenience, possibilities for over-
lapping-; and double taxation and higher administrative costs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the council of the City of Tigard does
earnestly petition that the State of Oregon, by legislative and concurring executive
action, enter into a program for sharing state income tax revenues with Oregon cities
zs the most practical means of helping to alleviate the critical fiscal crisis of
Oregon cities; and
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` BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the
Governor of the State, to each of the legislators representing the House and
Senate districts which include this city, and to the League of Oregon Cities.
PASSED: Tnis q day of August, 1976.
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