Supporting the proposition that the State of Indiana should enact legislation providing for state revenue sharing

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RESOLUTION NO. 436-74 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND SUPPORTING THE PROPOSITION THAT THE STATE OF INDIANA SHOULD ENACT LEGIS- LATION PROVIDING FOR STATE REVENUE SHARING SIMILAR TO THE PRESENT CONCEPT OF FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, realizes the burdensome financial standing of local units of government and the burden upon the taxpayers of said local units of government as a result of tax levies. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend also realizes that the State of Indiana has enjoyed in the past surplus monies as a result of the state sales tax and the state gasoline tax. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend feels that these surplus monies could be returned to the local units of government and to the taxpayers by implementing a program of state revenue sharing similar to the existing federal revenue sharing program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that: SECTION I . The Common Council of the City of South Bend strongly supports the proposition that the State of Indiana enact legislation in the form of a state revenue sharing program to return to local units of government and the taxpayers residing therein, based upon population, surplus monies existing as a result of other forms of state taxation. SECTION II. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Member of the ommon Cohncil Adopted July 22, 1974 , as amended.