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RESOLUTION NO. 7309-98 BY: Corrigan, Flanner¥, George, Roth, Seelie, Skindell, Smith A RESOLUTION requesting Lakewood residents to Vote NO on Issue 2, the state sales tax increase, on Primary Election Day, May 5, 1998. WHEREAS, residems of the City of Lakewood and throughout the State of Ohio will be asked to consider a plan to increase the state sales tax by 1 cent (Issue 2) in the name of education; WHEREAS, residems in the Lakewood School District have been dedicated to providing a very high standard of education for their children by supporting necessary operating levies; WHEREAS, in recent years the Lakewood School District has embarked aggressive financial management whereby expenditure increases have been capped; WHEREAS, aa increase in the state sales tax by 1 cent (ISSUe 2) will not provide any additional funding to Lakewood Schools and will not provide suffic/ent funding to support a basic educational program; WHERE., Issue 2 places an unfair burden on chizens who can leas~ afford it tach as seniors on fixed incomes and low income households; WHHREAS, passage of Issue 2 would still leave school districts in a situation where they would have to ask for property levies in the foreseeable future; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Seedon 1. Tha~ Lakewood City Coundl reque~ the residents of Lakewood m Vote NO on Issue 2, a one cent sales tax increase. Seotion 2. That it is found and determined that ail formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resoiut/on were adopted in an open meetin~ of this Coundl, and that ail deb'berations of this Council and of any of its co~ees t_h~ resulted in such formal action, were in meetinss open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. CLERK OF COUNCIL