City of Milwaukee - File #: 010850

• File #: 010850
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/12/2001
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/6/2001
• Title: Resolution directing the Department of Administration – Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek introduction and passage of legislation to return a portion of the property taxes levied against telecommunication firms to the municipalities in which they are located.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY, ALD. D'AMATO, ALD. RICHARDS, ALD. JOHNSON-ODOM, Fredrick Gordon
• Indexes: CABLE TELEVISION, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, STATE LEGISLATION, TAXATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/15/2001	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/6/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
10/29/2001	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: ---All members of the Judiciary and Legislation Committee to be added as co-sponsors.	Pass	4:0
10/23/2001	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/23/2001	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/23/2001	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/23/2001	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/12/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

010850

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

ALDS. MURPHY, D'AMATO, RICHARDS, JOHNSON-ODOM AND GORDON

Title

Resolution directing the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek introduction and passage of legislation to return a portion of the property taxes levied against telecommunication firms to the municipalities in which they are located.

Analysis

This resolution directs the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek introduction and passage of legislation to return a portion of the property taxes levied against telecommunication firms to the municipalities in which they are located.  At present, these companies pay their property taxes directly to the State of Wisconsin.

Body

Whereas, Telecommunication firms, unlike almost all other businesses, presently pay their property taxes directly to the State of Wisconsin; and

Whereas, Despite this, these firms continue to take advantage of their share of municipal services, and many use public ways to bury cables and erect utility poles, meaning the cost of these services must be borne by local tax-payers; and

Whereas, Among these costs may be numbered the permitting, inspection and re-inspection of cabling projects; the repair and maintenance of streets under which cable has been laid; the erection and maintenance of utility poles used for cable service; and the administration of all the foregoing; and

Whereas, According to one estimate for the year 2000, the City of Milwaukee lost $2.9 million in property taxes due to this highly inequitable situation; and

Whereas, These circumstances have caused some communities to go so far as to discourage large telecommunication firms from locating within their borders; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division, is directed to seek introduction and passage of legislation that would return a portion of the property taxes levied against telecommunication firms to the municipalities in which they are located.

Requestor

Drafter

LRB01445-1

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10/09/01