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RESOLUTION
OPPOSING THE PROPOSED STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD
ELIMINATE THE INVENTORY TAX AND PLACE A 75 MILL LIMITATION
ON PROPERTY TAXES.
WHEREAS, there will appear on the November, 1966, general
election ballot, a proposed amendment to Article X of
the Colorado Constitution which would eliminate the inventory
tax and place a 75 mill limitation the property tax, and
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen, Colorado, like every other
city and town in Colorado is dependent upon the property tax
levy for a substantial part of mLmicipal revenue required to ren-
der local municipal service to its citizens, and
WHEREAS, the Amendment does not state how the 75 mills should
be divided among cities, counties, school districts and special
districts,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the City of Aspen hereby goes on public record as
opposing the adoption of this constitutional amendment.
2. That the City of Aspen will cooperate with the Colorado
Municipal League and other cities and towns in CO4~rado in opposing
this amendment.
3. That a copy of this Resolution be sent to all of the
metropolitan cities and the Colorado Municipal League office.
4. That a copy of this Resolution be made a part of this
meeting.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the ci~ C,~u~ncil
of the City of Aspen, C~orado, this /_~ .day of ~,1966.
Mayor
I, Lorraine Graves, duly elected City Clerk of the City
of Aspen, Colorado, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the Resolution adopted by the Aspen City
CoLmcil at a ~gg~la~ meeting held October 17, 1966