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RESOLUTION NO. 943
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
EXPRESSING ITS UNQUALIFIED OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED
ALLOCATION OF CITY-ALLOCATED LIQUOR LICENSE REVENUE TO
COUNTIES
WHEREAS, it has been proposed to re-allocate three - fourths of the
liquor license revenue now received by cities, to counties; and
WHEREAS, this proposal is based on the argument that the Legislature
in 1961 revised our vagrancy laws to define prostitution and intoxication
as violations of "State Laws" and their incarceration a county expense,
thus occupying a field in which cities had previously enforced ordinances,
and thus entitling counties to liquor license fees which they contend are
allocated for the purpose of enforcing State liquor laws, including "drunk"
laws; and
WHEREAS, liquor license fees are actually allocated back to the
jurisdiction of the licensee by the State, acting as the collecting agent
for what was before prohibition a local city tax; and
WHEREAS, the subject proposal would work a gross inequity on the
people of this State, by forcing cities to pay not only the general county
levy which supports county jails and patrols and prisoner maintenance for
unincorporated areas, as well as special fees for holding city prisoners;
but also would require cities to pay twice for the custodial costs of those
violating State laws;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That this Council expresses its unequivocal opposition to
allocating any city liquor license fees to counties; and
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution and shall forward certified copies thereof to the Governor and
members of the Legislature representing the people of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of February, 1962.
Mayor
ATTST:
City ;lerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the 27th
day of February, 1962, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 Councilmen: Corbin, Giddings, Peavey, Skinner, Temple
NOES: 0 Councilmen: None
ABSENT: 0 Councilmen: None
City clerk