Senate Resolution 107 - 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 16 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. 21 -1- LSB 6152XS (2) 87 js/rj 1/ 1