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Q�$ourN$ JY <br /> � d <br /> 1�w d <br /> w PFACF <br /> x x <br /> 1865 <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Julia Bearce <br /> April 18, 2007 (317) 237-6200 office <br /> (317) 507-9407 cell <br /> Indiana Mayors: "The Time is Now to Protect TaxPayers" <br /> Critical Services Need Funding for Cities and Towns to Prosper <br /> INDIANAPOLIS— Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson (D), Marion Mayor Wayne Seybold (R), Fort <br /> Wayne Mayor Graham Richard (D), West Lafayette Mayor Jan Mills (D) and LaPorte Mayor Leigh <br /> Morris (R) held a news conference Wednesday at the Statehouse requesting state lawmakers to give <br /> Indiana cities and towns more flexibility in how to pay for critical municipal services. The <br /> Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana and the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police joined <br /> the bipartisan group of mayors, along with the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. <br /> "I am confident in the remaining weeks of this legislative session that lawmakers will provide <br /> municipal leaders with the resources to provide property tax relief and additional funding options <br /> for cities and towns," said Matthew C. Greller, Executive Director of the Indiana Association of <br /> Cities and Towns. "We greatly appreciate the support of the Professional Firefighters Union of <br /> Indiana and the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police in calling on state lawmakers to give local <br /> governments the tools to pay for public safety." <br /> Mayors and municipal leaders from across Indiana attended the news conference, including the <br /> following officers of the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns: Huntingburg Mayor Gail Kemp <br /> (R) — President, Goshen Mayor Allan Kauffman (D) — First Vice President, Madison Mayor Al <br /> Huntington (D) —Second Vice President. <br /> The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IACT) is aggressively working to reduce reliance on <br /> property taxes and find alternatives for financing critical services citizens need and deserve. IACT is <br /> a coalition of municipal officials who seek to improve the quality of life in Indiana and has 475 city <br /> and town members. <br /> IACT advocates for municipalities as the official voice of municipal government in Indiana. IACT <br /> also promotes good government through education, training and leadership. For more information <br /> visit: www.ci6esandtowns.or�. <br /> -30- <br />