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RESOLUTION NO. 6852
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA RELATING TO LOCAL ADVISORY PROPOSITION ON
DISTRIBUTION OF STATE SALES TAX REVENUE.
WHEREAS, local governments in California provide many essential
public services such as police protection, fire protection, and parks and
recreation; and
WHEREAS, of the 6% sales tax collected in California, only 1%
is allocated to local agencies, the reaminder being reserved by the State for
state utilization or placement in state reserves;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City
of Azusa, that the City Council wishes to include an advisory proposition on
the ballot of April 8, 1980, requesting an expression of the public will, which
advisory proposition would read substantially as follows:
'Should the Governor and Legislature of the
State of California be advised that:
'It is the will of the people of the City of
Azusa that the Governor and Legislature apportion
the existing six cents sales and use tax so that
two cents rather than the present one cent be
allocated to be used by cities and counties and
special districts for priority local services
rather than by;thetstate for's,tate utilization
or state reserves.
'It is understood that if the Governor and
Legislature so act; any{funds resulting;therefrom
which would cause the city to exceed a spending
limit imposed by%a voteiof the people:of,the City
of Azusa°or the Sta:te.of California, shall, in
accordance with the provisions of the limitation,
be returned to the people.
'Further, it is the will of .the people that the
Governor and Legislature enact such allocation
into law no later than July 1, 1980, to avoid
enactment of this propsal through the initiative
process to cure legislative default.'
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED_this 17th day of December, 1979.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof, held on the
17th day of December, 1979, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Decker, Fry, Cruz, Moses, Solem
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
Citv Clerk