1996-129-RES WHEREAS, THE 4A AND 4B SALES TAX CORPORATIONS HAVE PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF TEXAS CITIES A POWERFUL TOOL

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RESOLUTION NO. 96-129 WHEREAS, the 4A and 4B sales tax corporations have provided hundreds of Texas cities a powerful tool for improving the quality of life and financial security of their citizens through economic development; and, WHEREAS, existing laws governing the use of sales tax revenues not only uphold local control but sufficiently restrict the use of non-economic development related projects; and, WHEREAS, legislation has been proposed to further restrict uses and to increase state controls and reporting requirements over the 4A and 4B sales tax and municipal tax abatement authority; and, WHEREAS, the implementation of these restrictions, rules, and reporting requirements would erode local control and home-rule authority in the area of economic development, create inequities among Texas cities, and decrease the ability of Texas communities to compete with other states for development projects; and, WHEREAS, a coalition of sales tax and sales tax eligible cities, known as the Coalition for Community and Economic Development (CCED), has been formed for the purpose of working cooperatively to defend the sales tax and other measures utilized by Texas cities to encourage economic development in their communities, and it is deemed to be in the best interests of the citizens of Paris that the City of Paris join said coalition and appoint Eric S. Clifford to serve as a member of the Steering Committee for the same for a term of one (I) year, beginning November 11, 1996, and ending November 10, 1997; and, WHEREAS, the form of the lnterlocal Agreement for such participation, attached hereto as Exhibit A, should, in all things, be approved, and the Mayor of the City of Paris, Eric S. Clifford, should be authorized to execute the same; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: I. That the City of Paris supports the creation of and authorizes participation in a coalition of sales tax and sales tax eligible cities to work cooperatively to defend the sales tax and other measures utilized by Texas cities to encourage economic development in their communities. 2. That the purposes and goals of the coalition are recognized as follows: a. To actively oppose legislation that reduces local control of the 4A and 4B sales tax receipts; b. To monitor tax abatement legislation and oppose any further restriction upon municipal sales tax authority; and, c. To identify and promote "best practices" resulting from economIc development experiences. 3. That the City of Paris supports the following strategies for the coalition: