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RESOLUTION
urging cnact,râ–ºent of
Senate Bills 341 and 342
WHEREAS, Senate Bills 341 and 342 now being considered by
the 76th Illinois General Assembly, would authorize the prompt
transmittal to the treasurers of Illinois municipalities of Motor
Fuel Taxes allocated to such municipalities; and
WHEREAS, Motor Fuel Tax balances belonging to Illinois
municipalities are now held by the.State of Illinois and the State
receives and retains all interest earninas on such funds; and
WHEREAS, Illinois municipalities should be allowed to invest
Motor Fuel Tax Funds already allocated to them, should receive all
interest from such investments, and should be empowered to expend
such interest earnings for the street and highway purposes estab-
lished by Illinois law; and
WHEREAS, Illinois municipalities have well-known revenue
problems and equally well-known street and highway deficiencies:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the
City of Evanston, Illinois, that the members of the 76th Illinois
General Assembly be and they hereby are urged to enact Senate Bills
341 and 342 into law so as to authorize the prompt transmittal of
. Motor Fuel Taxes to Illinois municipalities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Manager are
hereby authorized and requested to transmit copies of this reso.lu-
tion to Senator Arrington, Representative Dawson, Representative
Johnston, Representative Katz, and members of the Senate and House
Committees considering Senate Bills 341 and 342, and to take other
appropriate steps, in cooperation with the Illinois Municipal
League, to urge the enactment of said bills.
APPROVED: Is / John D. Emery
Mayor
ATTEST: /s/ Maurice F. Brovm
City Clerk
Adopted: April 21, 1969