2007-445
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-445
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-445
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE
THE APPLlCA TlON TO THE COUNTY OF ROCK, WISCONSIN,
FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE LIBRARY TAX LEVY
WHEREAS, the Rock County Board of Supervisors, pursuant to Wisconsin State
Statutes 43.64, has adopted a county-wide library service plan; and
WHEREAS, such service plan provides for the County to levy a tax to fund such
service; and
WHEREAS, the County has approved the Arrowhead Library System's funding
of $961,720 for 2007; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes 43.64(2), any city, town, or
village in a county levying a tax for a county library under sub. (1) shall, upon written
application to the county board of the county, be exempted from the tax levy, if the city,
town, or village making the application appropriates and expends for a library fund
during the year for which the tax levy is made a sum at least equal to the sum which it
would have to pay toward the county tax levy in the prior year; and
WHEREAS, the City of Janesville will expend for a library fund a sum at least
equal to the sum it would have to pay toward the prior year's county tax levy and thus
qualified for such exemption;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Janesville that the City Manager be and hereby is directed to make the application to
the County of Rock, Wisconsin, for any exemption from the library tax levy.
ADOPTED:
November 12. 2007
Motion by: Steeber
Second by: Williams
Council member Aye Nay Pass Absent
Brunner X
DeGarmo X
Loasching X
Steeber X
Truman X
Wellnitz X
Williams X
APPROVED:
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Steven E. Sheiffer, City Manager
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FQRM:
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City Attorney
Proposed by: Accounting
Prepared by: Accounting