0748D
RESOLUTION N0.-~~
WHEREAS, Cities and Towns in Arkansas have the right to
determine the terms and conditions upon which a public utility
may occupy the streets of the City or Town, including the amount
and rate of the Municipal Franchise Tax, and
WHEREAS, the Arkansas Public Service Commission has the ri ht
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and duty to prohibit discrimination between utility ratepayers and
between municipalities, and
WHEREAS, in recognition of this problem, the PSC on March 2,
1919, did in Docket U-3013 set this matter for public hearing and
such public hearing was held on June 7, 1979, and
WHEREAS, at this hearing, many city officials appeared person-
ally, the Arkansas Municipal League ,~L ~ ritten comments and
League staff members made personal appearances on behalf of all
cities and towns urging the PSC to establish a Uniform Municipal
Utility Franchise Charge of 4% of gross revenues to be rolled into
the rates of all utilities at the time they apply for a rate increase
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,,, in the future, and
WHEREAS, at the 45th Annual Convention of the Arkansas Municipal
League held in Hot Springs on November 6, 1979, the official delegates
from cities and towns all over Arkansas did unanimously urge the PSC
to adopt the 4% Uniform Charge for all utilities in Arkansas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That we urge the Arkansas Public Service Commission
to establish a Uniform Municipal Franchise Charge of 4% on gross
revenues to be rolled into the rates of all utilities when the utilities
apply for a rate increase in the future.
Section 2. We sincerely believe that anything other than a
percentage is inequitable and any percentage less than 4% is in-
~""' adequate for municipal needs.
Section 3. Any attempt to take all franchise taxes out of
the base rates would make the Public Utility itself exempt from
all municipal taxes .and charges for the use of Municipal Streets
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and would give the Public Utility preferred status as a tax-
exempt private corporation and would discriminate against all
other businesses, individual taxpayers and against P4unicipal
Governments.
Section 4. That we further urge the PSC to resolve this
question at the earliest possible time.
Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to mail a
copy of this resolution to the Public Service Commission.
PASSED AND APPROVED thi s u day of J ~ ~,l/ ~ ~~~
1980.
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From the ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ~ 2stn s~wiiiow•P.U. Box 38•North Little Rock, AR 72115•(501) 758-1610
January 3U, 1980
T0: SELECTED MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS
FROM: DON A. ZIMMERMAN
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION ON MUNICIPAL UTILITY FRANCHISE TAXES
On December 21, 1979, all our member cities and towns were forwarded
three copies of the enclosed sample Resolution. To date, 147 munici-
palities have adopted the Resolution (See marked cities on enclosed
list) .
We are enclosing three copies of the Resolution in hopes your city or
town will also adopt it. Please forward the Resolution, if adopted,
to:
Arkansas Public Service Commission
400 Union Station
Markham and Victory Streets
Little Rock, AR 72201
Please forward another copy to League Headquarters so that we can
keep a running total of the municipalities adopting the Resolution.
Thank you for your assistance.
Encl/hw
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~ An Organization of 434 Cities and Towns
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MEMBERSHIP ROSTER
Adona
Alexander
Allport
Alma
Almyre
Alpena
... Althauner
Altus
Amagon
Anuty
-.. Antoine
Arkadelphia
Arkansas Cily
Ashdown
- Asn Flat
Atkins
Aubrey
Augusta
Austin
,. Awca
Hald Knob
Banks
Barfiny
FbaSSetl
Batesville
Bauxite
~- 8ay
Bearden
- Beebe
Beedeville
BCllk: Wile
Ben Lumund
Benton
Lienlonwlle
Berynian
... Lierryville
Botnel Heights
Biyuluw
&y Flat
f3~yyers
BiSi i)e
Blaci~ Oak
Black Rock
Black Sphngs
Bwe Eye
-~ Blue Mountain
Bluff City
Blytheville
Bonanza
Bono
Booneville
6radtord
Bradley
Branch
6nnktey
~' &oakland
Bryant
---~ Buckner
Bull Shoals
Burdette
~... Cab01
Caddo Valley
-. Caldwell
Calico Rock
--Callon
-~ Camden
Carnrnack Village
Campbell Station
Caraway
Carlisle.
Carthayo
Casa
Cash
----~' Caulksville
~~ Cave City
Cave Springs
~--~- Centerton
+-~- Charleston
^Cherry Valley
Chaster
Chideslor
~-Clarendon
~-+ C larksville
~..~Chnlon
Coal Hill
College City
Colt
Concord
Conway
Corrnng
~~Coner
Corson Plant
Cove
-~ Coy
Crawfordsville
G/USSen
y-~°' CUntlrllan
Daisy
Danville
Dardanelte
Datto
.-+ Decatur
Delaplaine
~~- Deilyht
poll
Denning
---~ DeiGueen
~~~ Denndtt
Des Arc
~ C)eValls Bluff
~ DeWitt
Diamond Gty
Diaz
Du1rkS
Dover
Dumas
Ayer
Dyers
-Earle
East Camden
Edmondson
Elaine
~'~ EI Dorado
Elkins
Elm Sphngs
Emerson
Emmet
~-~--England
Enola
.... Eudora
Eureka Spnnys
.~ Evening Shade
Evorton
~~ Farmington
Fayetteville
~ Felsenlhat
-"""Fitly-Six
Fisher
F lippln
..~ F unlyce
F orernan
'~ Forrest City
Fort Smdh
'~" Fouke
Fountain Hill
Fourche
Franklin
Friendship
Fulton
Garfield
-~ Garland
Garner
Gashville
Gateway
~ Gentry
Gillett
Gillham
Gilmore
Glenwood
Gosnell
Gould
Grady
Grannis
--~.Gravene
Greenbrier
~-- Green Forest
Greenland
Greenway
^--Greenwood
GfeelS Fefry
Gnlhlhvdle
Grubbs
Goion
Gurdon
Hackett
Hamburg
r- Hangnun
^Hardy
Harrell
Harnsbury
HAriiSUn
Hartlorct
Nauman
rienkoll
'--~ Hatfield
~-- Havana
Fraren
Hebor Spnnys
Hector
Helena
~-~ Hermitage
H,ckory R,dge
tiigymson
i+Ftolly Grove
Hope
~~ Horatio
~-~ Horseshoe Bend
+~~ Hot Sprmgs
~-.~ Houston
----. Hoxie
Hughes
Humnoke
--+Humphrey
---- Hunfinyton
Huntsville
H utuy
Imboden
Jacksonport
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Jasper
Johnson
.r-Janer
Jonesboro
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JuncUOn City
Kuser
Kennett
Keu
Kibler
Kmgslend
Knobol
Knoxville
Late
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.-~Lakevrew (F'htlhps)
^ Lake Vtllaye
~~ Lamar
-Lavaca
Leachvilla
--+ Lead Hill
Leola
Lepanto
Leslie
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Lincoln
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lockesbury
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"~ Lnuann
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Luxora
Lynn
MGCeSkdl
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McGehee
^ McNrtii
McRae
Mauisun
Maya: ute
Magnesr.
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M dlverrt
Mammoth SDnng
Manila
"""Mansfield
""~ Mariannd
Mare
Marion
Marked Tree
Marmadu~e
Marshau
'~--~ Marvell
Mayflower
~---Maynard
Melbourne
~--~. Mena
Mendee
Midland
Mineral Springs
klutturn
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~~ Monello
Monticello
Montrose
Moro
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Mountambury
Mountain Horne
-~~' Mountain Pine
Mountain View
~ Mount Ida
Mount Pleasant
^Mulberry
Murfreesboro
`~~'~ Nashville
Newark
Newport
Nimmons
Nortork
-Nonnari
~~ Norphlr?t
Norristown
North Lntto Rock
--Oak Grope
Ogden
Oil Trough
O'Kean
Oknlona
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Omaha
~"' Uppelo
`-~ Osceola
Oxlurd
Oran
Orerk
F'aiesUne
Pangburn
Pardyould
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Pattersoi ~
-~ Pudr!i Orchard
Fr,d RuJye
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Pollard
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Puyc n
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Pyan
Oudnlan
Ratcldi
Ravenden
Havendan Sphngs
Header
Rector
Red6ew
w Heed
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Rison
ftockporl
Roe
Rogers
Rondo
Rudy
Russell
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^"5t Charles
"-'~'St Francis
Salem
~~Saieswlle
Scranton
Searcy
Sedgwick
Shannon Hills
Sheridan
Shen ill
Sherwood
Shirley
+S'iloarn Spnnys
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Smghwlle
Sornh Lead Hill
Sparkman
^' Sprinydaie
Stamps
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~-Stephens
Strong
Stuttyarl
Subr<rco
Success
Sulphur Hock
Sulphur Springs
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Sunset
Swdtun
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Texarkana
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~-~ Valley Spnnys
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Vdonia
Wabbaseka
Waiur'nbwy
Wawa
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"-"~ Ward
'-"'- Warren
Washington
^-Watson
Weiner
Weldon
Western Grove
West Fork
West Fie!ena ` ~
West Memprus ~y `
West Point
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Whelen Spnnys
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Wickes
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Wiederkehr VillagC
Williford
Wdmar
W drnol
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W iiton
W ulcnester
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Winthrop
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Wynne
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