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• • <br />RESOLUTION <br />WHEREAS, the citizens of Texas and the State Legislature in 1913 voted to give <br />citizens the right of self determination through the creation of home rule <br />cities; and <br />WHEREAS, cities around the state have exercised this authority in a judicious <br />and careful manner since being granted that authority; and <br />WHEREAS, cities have used thi s authority to respond to citizen concerns for <br />regulation of billboards for the health and safety of their community through <br />the passage of ordinances which establish billboard standards and require non- <br />conforming billboards to be removed after completion of an equitable amortiza- <br />tion period; and <br />WHEREAS, the ability of cities to utilize amortization as a means of billboard <br />regulation has been upheld numerous times in state and federal court; and <br />WHEREAS, the billboard industry is proposing legislation which would eliminate <br />the use of amortization by requiring cash payments prior to the removal of non- <br />conforming billboards; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ttESOLVEll THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF (NAME OF <br />CITY), <br />RESOLVES, that the proposed billboard legislation is not in the best interest of <br />the citizens of Texas because of the threat it poses to the doctrine of local <br />self determination; and - <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature of the State of Texas be asked to <br />oppose H.B. 1330 and S.B. 897. <br />PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE DAY OF , 1985. <br />Mayor, City of , Texas <br />ATTEST: <br />City Secretary <br />