HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 95-144RESOLUTION NO. 95-144
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NATIONAL CITY SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
CITIES' RESOLUTION ON SALES TAX REDISTRIBUTION TO INCREASE
THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY CITES 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 cites in recent years forcing many cites
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
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, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of National City that the City of National City does
hereby 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of September, 1995.
ATTEST:
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Lo i Anne Peoples, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
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George H. Waters, Mayor