1309RESOLUTION NO. ~ 30~
WHEREAS, public libraries are the institutions with the respon-
sibility to provide lifelong learning opportunities; and
WHEREAS, public libraries must provide books, periodicals, media,
and information to meet the needs of citizens striving
to improve the quality of life; and
WHEREAS, public libraries cooperate with and support the state's
educational institutions and economic development
efforts; and
WHEREAS, public libraries must have adequate funding to provide
essential resources, staff, and facilities to meet the
needs of the people; and national data reflects that
local funding for the support of Arkansas' public lib-
raries is the lowest in the nation; and
WHEREAS, it is essential to our state's continued growth, health,
and development o have well-funded, modern public lib-
raries to provide information resources to all citizens;
and
WHEREAS, the Arkansas Legislature approved House Joint Resolu-
tion 1006 proposing a constitutional amendment to
amend Amendments 30 and 38 to the Arkansas Constitu-
tion to replace the one mill cap on property taxes for
city and county voters to pledge an additional three
mills to retire capital improvement bonds to be voted
on in the November 1992 election; and
WHEREAS, the passage of Amendment will give local people the
right to establish an appropriate level of library
funding; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the West Memphis City Council endorses Amend-
ment 3 and encourages the citizens of Arkansas to
support the Library Amendment.
RESOLVED, that a copy of the Resolution shall be provided to the
Amendment 3 Steering Committee and that such group shall
be authorized to announce the fact of this endorsement
in its efforts to promote approval of Amendment 3 by
the electors.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ( 7~ day of ~~p-r~n,~-~ ,
1992.
F-
Keith M. ng m, Mayor
RECEIVED
CITY CLERK OFFIC6
DATE_ 9-i _