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Of interest are the resolutions that have not been endorsed by the UBCM Resolution Committee and fall into the General B category that will ultimately be a  block vote. Any resolution in this category will only be brought up for separate debate if a motion to bring it up is presented on the floor and the floor agrees to debate it and to vote on it separately. If the resolution remains in the Block B Category they will be in effect rejected because of their "Not endorsed' status.

Vernon Has Proposed Several Resolutions that have not been endorsed.:

• B138    BUSINESS CLASS EXEMPTION    Vernon  Page 121-122
  WHEREAS the statutory property exemption for business Class 6 assessments is $10,000, regardless of the property value;
  AND WHEREAS the business Class 6 exemption has remained unchanged since implementation in 1984despite increasing assessments:
  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government review the business class exemption for Class 6 assessments and consider an increase to $50,000 for the statutory property exemption, in order to provide small businesses, in the province of British Columbia, a fair exemption for their increased assessed property value.                                               UBCM RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:    Not Endorse
•  B129    SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX REBATE FOR CLASS 6 BUSINESSES    Vernon P.114
  WHEREAS the Province announced that 50% of all school property taxes will be rebated to light and heavy industry (Class 4 and 5) annually, to lower their costs and help them grow:
  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that businesses in Class 6 should also benefit from this program designed to assist businesses in paying their bills, reinvest and maintain jobs, especially in rural communities, without downloading any costs to local governments.      UBCM RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:    Not Endorse