Senate
Resolution
107
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
107
BY
GARRETT
A
Resolution
recognizing
the
50th
anniversary
of
1
municipal
home
rule
in
Iowa.
2
WHEREAS,
home
rule
authority
is
essential
to
3
effective
and
responsive
municipal
governance
in
Iowa
4
and
provides
flexibility
to
make
decisions
at
the
5
local
level,
where
decisions
are
made
closest
to
the
6
people
they
impact
and
can
be
tailored
to
fit
local
7
conditions,
needs,
and
concerns
in
order
to
better
8
serve
taxpayers;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
voters
of
Iowa
approved
the
adoption
of
10
municipal
home
rule
in
the
Constitution
of
the
state
of
11
Iowa
on
November
5,
1968;
and
12
WHEREAS,
this
is
the
50th
year
of
municipal
home
13
rule
in
Iowa;
and
14
WHEREAS,
municipal
home
rule
continues
to
be
vital
15
to
the
health
and
prosperity
of
all
cities
in
Iowa;
NOW
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THEREFORE,
17
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
hereby
18
proudly
supports
municipal
home
rule
and
proclaims
the
19
year
of
2018
as
the
50th
anniversary
of
municipal
home
20
rule
in
Iowa.
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