HomeMy WebLinkAbout6288RESOLUTION NO. 6288
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 6
TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
WHEREAS, Proposed Amendment No. 6 to the Constitution of The
State of Colorado the so- called "taxpayers' bill of rights" has
been submitted to a vote of the people at the general election to
be held on November 8, 1988, and
WHEREAS, Proposed Amendment No. 6 is an initiated amendment
to certain tax provisions of the Colorado Constitution, and
WHEREAS, the language and provisions of Proposed Amendment
No. 6 are unclear and ambiguous and in some instances requires
two -third voter approval instead of the traditional majority voter
approval for tax increases and bond issues, thereby allowing a
one -third minority to control the majority, and
WHEREAS, Proposed Amendment No. 6 if adopted would impose
expensive, inflexible, unnecessary and impractical restrictions,
limitations and procedures upon the City's ability to raise
revenue required and necessary to provide basic services to the
people of the City of Pueblo, and
WHEREAS, Proposed Amendment No. 6 is not just a tax limita-
tion as advertised by its proponents but is also a rollback of tax
which would put critical services of the City at risk and
interfere with the City's ability to meet critical needs of its
citizens, and
WHEREAS, Proposed Amendment No. 6 would make it more diffi-
cult and expensive to sell City's bonds for capital improvement
projects such as street, water, and sewer projects and would
impede physical and economic development of the City; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that:
SECTION 1.
The City Council of the City of Pueblo does hereby unequivo-
cally oppose Proposed Amendment No. 6 and encourages the people of
the City of Pueblo to vote against Proposed Amendment No. 6.
INTRODUCED: October 24, 1988
B MIKE SALAR DINO
Councilman
ATTEST: APPROVED:
I A
CT y Cler President of the City Council
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