HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2591 RESOLUTION NO. 2591
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY,
CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING ATTEMPT TO ALTER THE METHOD OF
LEVYING, COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING THE UNIFORM SALES
AND USE TAX UNDER THE BRADLEY -BURNS UNIFORM LOCAL SALES
AND USE TAX LAW
WHEREAS, the evolvement of the Bradley -Burns Uniform Local Sales and
Use Tax Law has resulted in the levying throughout the State of California
of a uniform one -cent sales and use tax under said Law, by agreement be-
tween the governing bodies of the cities and of the boards of supervisors
of each respective County in the State, thereby eliminating the duplicity
of local and sales use taxes and simplifying and expediting in a more
efficient manner the collection of such local sales and use tax by the
State of California along with the State sales and use tax; and
WHEREAS, many cities have made moral and legal commitments for the
expenditure of local sales and use tax revenues upon the premise that
their right and authority to levy, collect and expend the same would not
be abrogated or impaired; and
WHEREAS, such local agencies of government as receive substantial
amounts of local sales and use tax revenues do so not by accident, but by
reason of long range planning in making adequate provision for the
businesses that generate such revenues, and have in many instances
irretrievably spent large sums of money to attract such businesses and to
create a favorable business atmosphere to entice business and customers
alike to do business within their confines; and
WHEREAS, the right to levy adequate taxes is a fundamental principle
of Home Rule and essential to the exercise thereof; and
WHEREAS, this City Council is of the opinion that any change in the
State sales tax distribution formula would adversely and unjustly deprive
its citzenry of tax revenues due it.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That this City Council vigorously opposes any and all
efforts to alter the law providing for the levy, collection and distribu-
tion of the local sales and use taxes as a direct and outright violation
of the principle of Home Rule, and for the further reason that such
attempts will necessarily result in gross inequity and financial hardship
to many cities.
SECTION 2. That copies of this Resolution be sent to all cities in
the County of Los Angeles; to the League of California Cities; and to our
elected representatives in the State Assembly and Senate.
SECTION 3. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution and provide for appropriate distribution thereof.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of September, 1971.
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Mayor Pro Tempore
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held
on the 13th day of September, 1971, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 3 Councilmen: Morton, Hollis, Winton
NOES: 0 Councilmen: None
ABSENT: 2 Councilmen: Jennings, Ferris
City Clerk