R-546-73 RESOLUTION NO. 546
A RESOLUTION OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
COUNCIL OPPOSING MANDATORY MILLAGE
ROLLBACK
WHEREAS, there have been several proposals and bills
introduced in the current session of the Florida Legislature which would
require municipalities to rollback their ad valorem tax millages to off-
set any increases in assessment values of taxable property; and
WHEREAS, such action would be another step in eroding the
concept of local self-government by restricting the free action of duly
elected municipal officials in the performance of their duties; and
WHEREAS, it is the obligation of municipal officials to pro-
vide increasing municipal services to their electors despite rising costs
and a mandatory rollback would deprive municipalities of needed income
with which to provide necessary services; and
WHEREAS, because the Village is built up and has very little
new construction and because we have been holding our millage down to
5. 5 mills we may very well not be able to cut our millage and come up
with an acceptable budget for the coming year;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council
of Miami Shores Village, Florida:
1. That they hereby express their formal opposition
to the passage of any legislation which would
require mandatory millage rollbacks, as such
restrictive legislation conflicts with the obliga-
tion of municipalities to furnish local services
demanded by municipal residents.
Z. That the Village Manager is instructed to make
such distribution of copies of this Resolution as
will effectively publicize the Village's position on
this subject.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of May, 1973.
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Village Clerk