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RESOLUTION NO. ___ _
A Resolution supporting the extension of key provisions of
the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and the Refundable
Child Tax Credit.
WHEREAS, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the refundable Child Tax
Credit (CTC) are among the most effective federal policies to fight poverty among
working families. They promote work by single parents and they are available to very
low-income families. In addition, these tax credits are directly linked to higher student
test scores, higher high-school graduation rates, and higher college attendance rates; and
WHEREAS, in 2013, more than 1,367 households in South Miami received the
EITC or the refundable CTC and these tax credits made $2,383,786 in income available
to these residents of South Miami to be spent in the local economy to pay for basic needs
of the recipients, like housing, groceries, medical treatment, and transportation; and
WHEREAS, in 2013, more than 522,700 households in Florida's Miami-Dade
County received the EITC or the refundable CTC, representing nearly half (46.4%) of all
tax returns filed by residents of Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the EITC and CTC have assisted 600,000 impoverished Floridians,
including 311,000 children each year from 2011 to 2013; the EITC alone added an
estimated $5.1 billion to Florida's economy in 2012; and
WHEREAS, in 2009 Congress expanded the CTC to reach families earning as
little as $3,000 and enabled married couples and families with more than two children to
earn a slightly larger EITC. These enhancements are set to expire at the end of 2017 and
if they do expire, will cause more than 16 million people nationwide, including eight
million children, to fall into or deeper into poverty; and
WHEREAS, four million Hispanic working families alone, with nine million
children, stand to lose an average of more than $900 each if the EITC and CTC . . expansIOns expIre.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. . The City Commission hereby urges Representatives Wasserman
Schultz (FL-23), Federica Wilson (FL-24), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Carlos Curbelo
(FL-26), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), and Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio to act
this year to make permanent critical provisions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
and refundable Child Tax Credit (CTC) before they expire.
Section 2. The City Commission hereby urges the Florida Congressional
delegation to rej ect harmful proposals to weaken the credits, including further restrictions
on eligibility for hardworking families in our community.
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Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to convey this resolution to all elected
officials named in Section 1.
Section 4. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section s. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
Passed and adopted this __ th_ day of _____ , 2015.
ATTEST:
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND EXECUTION
THEREOF:
CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Harris:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Liebman:
Commissioner Welsh: