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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 90-95 RESOLUTION NO. 90-95 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES' RESOLUTION ON SALES TAX REDISTRIBUTION TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY CITIES TO 2% WHEREAS, The State receives five times as much sales tax revenue as cities throughout California; and WHEREAS, The sales tax revenue retained by the State from individual cities often exceeds the general fund budgets of those cities where the sales tax revenue originates; and WHEREAS, Cities provide services that directly benefit the quality of life in hundreds of communities throughout California; and WHEREAS, The public benefits of cities' services include the maintenance of property values, reduced risk to health and safety caused by crime, fires, medical emergencies, poor sanitation, and poor building and road construction; and WHEREAS, Cities' services provide important cultural and economic benefits through parks and recreation programs, library and senior programs, removal of blight from inner cities and older neighborhoods,and through business attraction efforts that provide jobs; and WHEREAS, The State has acted to reduce the amount of revenue received by cities in recent years forcing many cities throughout California to augment their revenues by imposing local assessments, fees or taxes -- or to make cuts in essential services; and WHEREAS, Because cities receive only a small fraction of the money collected through voter-approved Proposition 172 (Public Safety Augmentation Fund), public safety services like police and fire services face drastic financial reductions in many cities throughout California in light of State takeaways and State-imposed mandates; and WHEREAS, Many taxpayers object to paying additional taxes for what they view as diminishing local services caused by these factors, especially while the demand for police services, for example, continues to increase due to rising crime; and WHEREAS, On August 3, 1995, the Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities adopted a resolution which seeks legislative action that would result in a more equitable distribution of sales tax revenue by shifting 1 % sales tax revenue from the State to cities; and Resolution No. 90-95 Page 2 WHEREAS, The League's resolution will help cities provide essential local services without adding more burden to taxpayers; and WHEREAS, On October 24, 1995, the General Assembly of the League of California Cities will vote on this important resolution; NOW, THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of Atascadero hereby resolves to support the League of California Cities' resolution to Redistribute Sales Taxes so that the total received by cities is 2% of the amount paid per dollar on taxable sales. ON MOTION BY Councilmember Luna, seconded by Councilmember Johnson, the foregoing resolution is hereby adopted on the following roll-call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Bewley, Johnson, Luna and Mayor Highland NOES: None ABSENT: Councilman Carden ADOPTED: September 26, 1995 CITY OF ATASCADERO v By: -� — ATTES EOR P. HI AND, Mayor LEE RICE, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: AR HE R. M TA ON, City Attorney