Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-02-03
COMMISSIONERS
PLEDGE HEARTY
COOPERATION WITH STATE
TAX ASSOCIATION, At CON-
VENTI0N RECENTLY HELD
IN BOISE.

nual convention of the County Com
mlssloners' association of Idaho hello
at Boise last week gave the question
OF taxation considerable attention ant
succeeded after liberal discussion, in
adopting resolutions indorsing the &C.
ton OF the recent meeting of the
State Tax Association. The hearty
support of the County Commissioners
of the state was pledged to the tax
association.
RESOLUTIONS BY
COMMISSIONERS
We commend the organization of
the State Tax association, under the
supervision of the department of
political science in the University of
Idaho, and pledge our support and
cooperation to 1t for the purpose of
arriving at solution of the prob
lens of taxation in this state.
We favor the creation by legisla-
tive enactment of a state bureau of
accounts for the purpose of installing
uniform system of accounting, audit
ing and reporting in all governmental
units within the state.
We favor a uniform budget sys-
tenn for all counties in the state and
pending the creation of state
bureau of accounts, We recommend
that committee of the convention
be appointed with instructions to de-
wise suggested form for a budget;
and that said committee be instructed
to confer and cooperate in devising
such form with the state examiner
and with the officers or a committee
of the State Tax association
We favor the reorganization of
county government for the purpose
of rendering it a more efficient bust
ness unit. AS an initial step in such
organization we favor an amendment
to the constitution providing that the
term of county commissioners be ex-
tended to six years, and that the
bill be SO drawn that one commits |
sioner be elected every two years and
that all salaries and bills may be pai6
We favor amending the present
revenue law so as to permit counties
to place their finances upon a cash /
basis. We particularly recommend
that the fiscal year be made to con-
form to the tax year; that the pres
emit system of payment of taxes in
TWO installments either be abolished,
Or, if retained, that it be so amended
hat both installments shall be paid
n the same year for which the
axes are levied. For the purpose Of
counties to change from a
credit to a cash basis, we favor legis-
alton authorizing a small levy to Gre
tie sinking fund, which will
and over a series of years
PERMIT such change of financial basis
o be made.
Whereas, several thousand dollars
we're spent by the Panama-Pacific ex-
Y 1
'osition commission of the state Of
daho for moving picture films, show
ng the resources of Idaho; and
Whereas, the Panama-Pacific Inter
ational exposition, is now closed; Z
therefore, be it
Resolved, that the County Com
lissioners association of Idaho, as
embed in convention at Boise, s
iahp, do recommend and urge that
lie moving picture films advertising Il
le resources Of Idaho, upon the ceas, n
g of the Panama-Pacific Inter-
ational exposition commission Of 7
laho. be placed in charge of the "
ate board of education to be used
advertise the state of Idaho and Il
r educational purposes. e;
We favor the tract index system
I'd recommend that 1t be installed IL
each county. m