Resolution 87-07-14
RESOLUTION NO. f/?." 1/f/
CITY OF WYLIE
WHEREAS, sales tax receipts for the State of Texas and for
cities across the state have been steadily
decreasing; and
WHEREAS, the city faces ever-increasing service demands for
public safety, water, wastewater, solid waste
disposal, and other services; and
WHEREAS, the Texas economy is undergoing fundamental
changes, shifting from reliance on oil, gas, and
other natural resources to an economy based
heavily on information, services, and trade; and
WHEREAS, the current sales tax system relies too heavily on
the old economy, leaving most of the new economy
un taxed;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE WYLIE CITY COUNCIL,
that the City Council endorses and will actively
support efforts to broaden the sales tax base to
include taxation of services, but to retain
exemptions for food, drugs, medicine, medical
services, and medical supplies; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE WYLIE CITY COUNCIL,
urges the State Legislature to enact the
legislation necessary to expand the sales tax base
and to grant Texas cities the authority to impose
a one-cent, optional city sales tax on the
expanded base.
Passed and approved on this 14th day
Mayor
Texas
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