HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3752 RESOLUTION NO. 3752
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
RELATING TO LOCAL ADVISORY PROPOSITIONS 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 levied
by local agencies, the remainder being levied by the state for state distribution
or placement in state reserves; and
WHEREAS, by adopting this resolution, the City of Downey has no intention
of supporting a change in the distribution of the existing 1 local sales tax; and
WHEREAS, it is the position of the City of Downey that of the sales tax,
1c of the 4 -3/4 retained by the state should be distributed to local agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City will include an advisory proposition on the
ballot 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 Downey that the Governor and
the Legislature apportion the existing six cents state sales and use tax
so that two cents rather than the present one cent be allocated to be used
by cities and counties for priority local services rather than by the
state for state services or to the state surplus.
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 vote of the people of the City of Downey or the State of
California shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1303 of the
City Charter, be returned to the people or expended for capital improvements.
Further, it is the will of the people that the Governor and Legislature
enact such allocation into law by no later than the first of July, 1980,
to avoid the unnecessary enactment by the people through the initiative
process to cure legislative default.
SECTION 2, The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution, and make the necessary distribution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of January , 1980.
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Kenneth J.,Mi er, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Robert L. Shand, 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 8th day of January , 1980, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Mackaig, Jackman, Swearingen, Greene, Miller
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None )
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Robert L. Shand, City Clerk