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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution-1976-0437 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN HULSEY RESOLUTION NO. 437 Series of 1976 A RESOLUTION URGING THE COLORADO STATE LEGISLATURE TO REAPPORTION THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUND TO PROVIDE MUNICIPALITIES A LARGER PORTION THEREOF W1EREAS, The City of Wheat Ridge receives revenue from the State Highway Users Tax Fund; and WHEREAS, The City of Wheat Ridge has utilized these funds for upgrading the quality of the City's streets; and WHEREAS, The City of Wheat Ridge every year allocates a sub- stantial portion of its Budget for the maintenance of City streets and finds that its financial resources have been insufficient to meet the needs of the City for proper street and road construction and mainte- nance; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the State Highway Users Tax Fund is to provide for the maintenance of State highways, County roads, and City streets; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of Colorado has not been allocating a sufficient proportion of the State Highway Users Tax Fund for the benefit of municipalities in the State of Colorado, includ- ing the City of Wheat Ridge; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge: 1. That the Colorado State Legislature is hereby urged to reapportion the distribution of the State Highways Users Tax Fund in order to provide municipalities with a greater and more equitable portion of said Fund for the construction and maintenance of City streets and roadways. 2. That the City of Wheat Ridge actively join with other municipalities in any appropriate manner to seek the immediate passage of appropriate legislation to carry out the intent of this Resolution. 3. That the City Clerk forward copies of this Resolution to the City's Representatives and Senators in the Colorado General Assembly to urge them to act speedily and favorably on legislation to increase the allocation of these funds to municipalities in Colorado. 1st DONE AND RESOLVED by a vote of 5 to day of March , A. D. 1976. o this I ,'-/ !- . "., ,.t.., FRANK STITES, MAYOR ATTE5-T: , ., '\ , 'I ~~" : ). ,. :'c. j ...:::J. ./~ EU-!3t' BROUGHAM,