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R-0721-81 RESOLUTION No. 721_81 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES 'VILLAGE APPROVING THE EFFORTS OF THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES TO SECURE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA AND AN ALTERNATES GROWING SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH A i4 STATEWIDE INCREASE IN THE SALES TAX AND URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ENACT LEGISLATION EMBODYING THE PROPERTY TA$ RELIEF AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF-CITIES. WHEREAS, the burden of property taxation ok Floridians is becoming increasingly heavy and unfair; WHEREAS, the property tax is an inadequate source of revenue for local governments facing exploding demands for public services in such essential areas as law enforcement, transportation and waste treatment and disposal; WHEREAS, in view of the exemptions for purchases of essential items such as food & medicine, the sales tax is more equitable than the property tax and is paid by all those who benefit from public services in Florida including tourists, who pay as much as 300 of the sales tax; WHEREAS, the sales tax is an appropriate means for relieving the property tax burden of Floridians and for providing local governments with a growing source of revenue; and; WHEREAS, the Florida League of Cities has established a Strike Force for Property Tax Relief for the purpose of securing property tax relief and state assistance to local governments through a 1� statewide increase in the sales tax. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: SECTION 1. That the legislative program of the Florida League of Cities regarding property tax relief and state assistance to local governments be and hereby is approved, which legislative program is as follows: (A) A 1G statewide increase in the sales tax; (B) An equitable division of the revenue from the 1c� sales tax increase between the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Municipalities and the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for Counties; (C) Distributions to municipalities and counties from the Revenue Sharing Trust Funds in accordance with the existing formulas applicable to each; and (D) A mandatory, minimum reduction in property taxes from fiscal year 1981-1982 levels equal to the increase in revenues to local governments resulting from the to sales tax legislation, �multiplied by the percentage of the sales tax paid by Floridians. SECTION 2. That the legislature of the State of Florida be and hereby is urged and requested to enact legislati©n embodying the aforesaid property tax relief and local government assistance program of the Florida League of Cities. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of December, 1981. A E yor ATTEST: City Clerk