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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 514 Draft 02 1988-1992COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION N0. 514 32 (Draft 2) RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MAYOR TO ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY TAX REVIEW COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REPORT ON ALTERNATE METHODS OF GENERATING TAX REVENUES TO MEET PRESENT AND FUTURE COUNTY NEEDS. WHEREAS, the development and construction of residential, commercial, industrial, hotel, and other uses have placed a significant burden upon existing public facilities; and WHEREAS, present and future development will place severe burdens upon existing public facilities that will result in a substantial and detrimental impact upon the quality of life, health, and general welfare of our island population; and WHEREAS, in order to finance and maintain adequate levels of acceptable public services and facilities significant reliance has been placed on the real property tax base as a means to generate necessary revenues to facilitate County services, programs, and capital improvement projects; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate to examine the County's funding sources in light of the economic developments unfolding both nationally and locally; and WHEREAS, the subject of tax funding sources deserves critical study and consideration with the view towards whether or not various alternative funding sources are viable options; and WHEREAS, consideration and formulation of tax related matters requires a careful examination of legal, fiscal, economic, planning, and public policy issues; and WHEREAS, Section 4.4 of the Hawaii County Charter empowers the Mayor to appoint advisory commissions to provide policy research, analysis, and recommendations on existing or potential areas of critical county concern; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it requests the Administration to convene an advisory tax review commission on December 14,'1992, to examine the various revenue generating mechanisms and options used by local government in Hawaii and other states as a means of diversifying and redistributing the existing revenue tax base structure, allocating costs for public facilities, and funding future programs, including, but not limited to the use of consumption taxes, user fees recommendations as to what the be in this regard; and and assessments and to make County's policy position should BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the advisory tax review commission be comprised of thirteen members who represent the fields of business, finance, law, tax, labor, real estate, government, tourism, and industry, four members to be selected by the Administration and nine members to be selected by the County Council and that the chairperson be selected from among the commission membership; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the advisory tax review commission submit a preliminary report to the Administration and County Council by May 1, 1993, and submit a final report, including drafts of proposed legislation, to the Administration and County Council by August 1, 1993; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii transmit a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Mayor of the County of Hawaii. Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 7th day of O~t~hPr 1992. INTRODUCED BY: IL COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii OF HAWAII ROLL CALL VOTE AYES NOES ABS EX ARAI{AKI X DE LIMA X DOMINGO Y HALE X AL NZ LAI MAKUAKANE RUDDLE SCHUTTE 9 0 0 0 Reference ~'- 4 (1 H 1 /?C`- F,1 0 RESOLUTION NO. ~Zg g2 (DraFt 2) I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION wee by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on 1 Jn-~'zr.~t~ COUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION N STATE OF HAWAII 514 92 RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MAYOR TO ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY TAX REVIEW COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REPORT ON ALTERNATE METHODS OF GENERATING TAX REVENUES TO MEET PRESENT AND FUTURE COUNTY NEEDS. WHEREAS, the development and construction of residential, commercial, industrial, hotel, and other uses have placed a significant burden upon existing public facilities; and WHEREAS, present and future development will place severe burdens upon existing public facilities that will result in a substantial and detrimental impact upon the quality of life, health, and general welfare of our island population; and WHEREAS, in order to finance and maintain adequate levels of acceptable public services and facilities significant reliance has been placed on the real property tax base as a means to generate necessary revenues to facilitate County services, programs, and capital improvement projects; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate to examine the County's funding sources in light of the economic developments unfolding both nationally and locally; and WHEREAS, the subject of tax funding sources deserves critical study and consideration with the view towards whether or not various alternative funding sources are viable options; and WHEREAS, consideration and formulation of tax related matters requires a careful examination of legal, fiscal, economic, planning, and public policy issues; and WHEREAS, Section 4.4 of the Hawaii County Charter empowers the Mayor to appoint advisory commissions to provide policy research, analysis, and recommendations on existing or potential areas of critical county concern; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it requests the Administration to convene an advisory tax review commission to examine the various revenue generating mechanisms and options used by local government in Hawaii and other states as a means of diversifying and redistributing the existing revenue tax base structure, allocating costs for public facilities, and funding future programs, including, but not limited to the use of consumption taxes, user fees and assessments and to make recommendations as to what the County's policy position should be in this regard; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the advisory tax review commission be comprised of thirteen members who represent the fields of business, finance, law, tax, labor, real estate, government, tourism, and industry, four members to be selected by the Administration and nine members to be selected by the County Council and that the chairperson be selected from among the commission membership; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the advisory tax review commission submit a preliminary report to the Administration and County Council by December 31, 1993 and submit a final report, including drafts of proposed legislation, to the Administration and County Council by December 31, 1994; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii transmit a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Mayor of the County of Hawaii. Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 7th day of _October. _, 1992. INTRODUCED BY: IL ME~'I~I~, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COU_ NCIL of the County of Hawaii on October 7 . , 19°: ATTEST: COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER ROLL CALL VOTE AYES NOES ABS EX ARAKAKI DE LIMA DOMINGO HALE A ONZ LAI MAKUAKANE RUDDLE SCHUTTE Reference C-4061/FC -610 RESOLUTION NO. 514 92