HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 17-047RESOLUTION NO. 17-047
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 715, currently under consideration by the Texas Senate,
would drastically reduce the City's ability to annex residential, commercial, or industrial
property; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont has approximately thirty (30) industrial
agreements with companies located in our extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and these
companies will pay a total of $17.6 million to the City in FY17; and,
WHEREAS, these payments represent approximately 15% of the City's general
fund revenues which are used to fund police, fire, and EMS services; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion that it is in the best interest of the
citizens of the City of Beaumont to oppose Senate Bill 715 or any similar legislation that
would weaken the City's ability to annex properties that are located within the City's
ETJ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby,
in all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT the City Council opposes Senate Bill 715 or any legislation that would
weaken the City's ability to annex properties that are located within the City's
extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 21st day of
March, 2017.
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