A RESOLUTION
NO.________
WHEREAS, the Joint Study Committee on Critical Transportation Infrastructure
Funding will soon issue a report aimed at helping the State of Georgia raise
additional revenue to address transportation needs;
WHEREAS, the Joint Study Committee may recommend a reduction to local
governments in sales tax collected on the sale of motor fuel taxes for
non-transportation purposes;
WHEREAS, in 2013, local governments in Georgia collected $516 million in local
sales taxes (LOST, SPLOST, ELOST, ESPLOST, HOST, MARTA and Atlanta?s MOST) from
the sales of motor fuel;
WHEREAS, if motor fuel is removed or exempted from local sales taxes, the
Georgia Municipal Association estimates that Muscogee County could lose
approximately $8 million annually, including proceeds to the Columbus, Georgia
consolidated government and the Muscogee County School District;
WHEREAS, in 2013, the total amount of SPLOST funds spent on transportation was
$746 million;
WHEREAS, in addition, voters in the Columbus Region approved collection of a
one-cent TSPLOST to fund needed transportation projects;
WHEREAS, any suggestion that Georgia?s local governments are not making
substantial investments toward transportation projects is inaccurate;
WHEREAS, this Council urges the Joint Study Committee on Critical
Infrastructure Funding and our local delegation to the Georgia General Assembly
to strongly oppose any recommendation or measure to reduce allocation of sales
tax funding to local governments.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:
We hereby urge the Joint Study Committee on Critical Infrastructure Funding and
our local delegation to the Georgia General Assembly to strongly oppose any
recommendation or measure to reduce allocation of sales tax funding to local
governments. Let a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each member of the
local delegation to the Georgia General Assembly.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
13th day of January, 2015, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote
of ______ members of Council.
Councilor Allen_____________.
Councilor Baker_____________.
Councilor Barnes____________.
Councilor Buck______________.
Councilor Davis_____________.
Councilor Henderson_________.
Councilor Huff______________.
Councilor Pugh______________.
Councilor Thomas____________.
Councilor Woodson___________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON, CLERK TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON, MAYOR
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