HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 8959RESOLUTION NO. 8959
A RESOLUTION'OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
THE REPEAL OF, SB 2557 AND THE PROVISION OF
ADEQUATE FUNDING ALTERNATIVES FOR CITIES AND
COUNTIES FROM STATE BUDGET FUNDS.'
WHEREAS, after the longest budget stalemate in
California's history, the Governor and California Legislature
finally enacted a 1990-91 budget package that shifts state and
county costs to cities, and diverts city revenues to finance
state/county responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, counties are an administrative arm of the state
with responsibilities for carrying out' state programs, while
cities are in a different business of providing local municipal
services which are determined locally and have no responsibility
or authority for administering state or county programs; and
WHEREAS, all 457 cities in California balanced their
budgets only to find their budgets were subsequently thrown out
of balance by cost shifts and revenue.losses designed to balance
the budget of the state; and
WHEREAS, the actions in the State budget package were
enacted by passage of SB 2557, which (l) -directed counties to
charge cities; school districts and special districts for the
county functiion of adminstering the property tax; (2) authorized
counties to charge cities for booking prisoners arrested by city
employees; and (3) allowed counties to retain property tax
revenues that should otherwise go to 90 "No and Low Tax" ,cities;
and
WHEREAS, the Governor and California Legislature have
avoided their financial responsibilities by enacting measures
that are poor public policy, which rob from one localgovernment
to finance another, and result in no real solution to the
continuing financial problems facing all levels of government in
California;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council. Of
the City of Azusa, California, as follows:
SECTION .1. That the City Council does hereby support
the repeal of SB 2557 and the protection of cities from the state
budget process; and support alternatives that will provide.
adequate long-term funding for cities and counties.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution, and it shall thereupon be in
full force and effect.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 19th day of November,
1990.
FOR,l 1i / /GA,,
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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 19th day of November, 1990, by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
DANGLEIS,
ALEXANDER,
NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIIMEMBERS: NONE
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STEMRICH, NARANJO,
MOSES