1993-050City of Southlake, Texas
RESOLUTION NO. 93-50
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING OPTION 3
OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE PLAN
WHEREAS, in response to school finance legislation passed by
the 73rd Texas Legislature, the Carroll Independent School District
CISD) is required to select options for lowering their taxable
wealth to $280,000 per student; and
WHEREAS, options available to this school district include: 1)
consolidation with another district; 2) detachment and annexation
of taxable property to another district; 3) purchase of attendance
credits; 4) contract for education of nonresident students; or 5)
tax base consolidation; and
WHEREAS, the CISD school district board has selected Option 3
purchase of Attendance Credits) as being in the best interest of
the school district, its taxpayers, and students and have decided
to seek voter approval in elections to be held on August 28, 1993;
and
WHEREAS, failure of voters in affected school districts to
approve purchase of attendance credits will likely result in action
by the Texas Commissioner of Education to involuntary detach
taxable property from the school district or to order involuntary
consolidation of the school district with another school district;
and
WHEREAS, legal challenges to the school finance legislation
raise substantial concerns about the long term viability of the
local options school finance plan; and
WHEREAS involuntary detachment of taxable property or
involuntary school district consolidation are permanent and
irreversible actions that would survive a court decision holding
the local options plan unconstitutional under the Texas
Constitution; and
WHEREAS Option 3 (Purchase of Attendance Credits) represents
the least disruptive option for students, school districts,
taxpayers, and the economic viability of the region; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS,
THAT:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Southlake urges
voter support of Option 3 (Purchase of Attendance Credit) as placed
on the August 28, 1993 ballot in the Carroll School District.
Resolution No. 93-50
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SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Southlake urges
that state officials, at the earliest possible opportunity,
reexamine the State's approach to school finance, devise a system
that assures adequate state funding for public education rather
than redistributing local property wealth, and define a precise
equity standard in the Texas Constitution.
SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Southlake shall
distribute this resolution to CISD school officials and local
media.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
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Southlake Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 92668, Southiake, Texas 76092
Metro (817) 481-8200
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING OPTION 3
OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE PLAN
WHEREAS, In response to school finance legislation passed by the
73rd Texas Legislature, the Carroll Independent School
District (CISD) and the Grapevine Colleyville
Independent School District (G -%--ISD) are required to
select options for lowering their taxable wealth to
280,00 per student; and
WHEREAS, Options available to these school districts include: 1)
Consolidation with another. district; 2) Detachment and
annexation of taxable property to another district; 3)
Purchase of attendance credits; 4) Contract for
education of nonresident students; or 5) Tax base
consolidation; and
WHEREAS, Both CISD and G-CISD School district boards have
selected Option 3 (Purchase of Attendance Credits) as
being in the best interest of the school district, its
taxpayers, and students and have decided to seek voter
approval in elections to be held on August 28, 1993;
and
WHEREAS, Failure of voters in affected school districts to
approve purchase of attendance credits will likely
result in action by the Texas Commissioner of Education
to involuntary detach taxable property from the school
district or to order involuntary consolidation of the
school district with another school district; and
WHEREAS, re al challenaes to the school finance lea-i-s-lation
raise substantial concerns about the long term
viability of the local options school finance plan; and
WHEREAS, Involuntary detachment of taxable property or
involuntary school district consolidation are permanent
and irreversible actions that would survive a court
decision holding the local options plan
unconstitutional under the Texas Constitution; and
WHEREAS, Option 3 (Purchase of Attendance Credits) represents
the least disruptive option for students, school
districts, taxpayers, and the economic viability of the
region; NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee of the Southlake Chamber
of Commerce urges voter support of Option 3 (Purchase
of Attendance Credits) as placed on the August 28,
1993, ballot in both the Carroll and Grapevine
Colleyville school districts; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee of the Southlake Chamber
of Commerce urges that state officials, at the earliest
possible opportunity, re-examine the State's approach
to school finance, devise a system that assures
adequate state funding for public education rather than
redistributing local property wealth, and define a -
precise equity standard in the Texas Constitution, and
be it further
RESOLVED, That the Southlake Chamber of Commerce shall distribute
this re5uiuLiun Lo CISD and G-CiSD schooi officials,
the City of Southlake and local media.
ADOPTED This the 12th day of August 1993 by the Executive
Committee of the Southlake Chamber of Commerce,
Southlake, Texas.
Do na Hi iJU
Executive Director
Bob kndlin
President