HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 97-65 RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, there are numerous bills pending in the legislature whose
purpose is erosion of the annexation authority of home-rule cities; and
WHEREAS, the annexation power of home-rule cities is important to the
orderly growth and the control of the environs which are the natural area for the expansion
of a city's boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the power of annexation is crucial to the ability of a city to
contract with those industries within its extra-territorial jurisdiction for payments in lieu of
taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont believes that any
attempt to lessen the authority of home-rule cities to annex property or to lessen a city's
extra-territorial jurisdiction should be defeated;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
That the City Council unanimously opposes those bills which would reduce the authority
of home-rule cities to annex and further opposes those bills which would lessen the extra-
territorial jurisdiction of any city in the State of Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the day
Of �a C_ � , 1997.
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