HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4054 RESOLUTION NO. 4054
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
SUPPORTING THE RECENT SUPERIOR COURT DECISION, CITY
OF LOS ANGELES VS. THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, AND
ENCOURAGING THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO
IMPLEMENT THIS JUDGMENT IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER
WHEREAS, the City of Downey is a member in good standing of the Independent
Cities Association of Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, the primary goal of the Independent Cities Association of Los
Angeles County is to promote tax equity between the cities of Los Angeles
County and the County of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles brought suit against the County of Los
Angeles which resulted in a judgment prohibiting the practice of Los
Angeles County providing only certain services and benefits on an uniform
county -wide basis while providing other municipal -type services only on a
non - uniform basis to unincorporated areas without charge and financing both
types of services by the use of property tax revenues; and
WHEREAS, the Court found that the noted practice contravenes the equal
protection clause of the Federal Constitution and Article 1, Section 7,
and Article 4, Section 16, of the California Constitution, as the practice
relates to financing of the non- uniform services in the unincorporated
areas; and
WHEREAS, the Court decreed that Los Angeles County is permanently enjoined
from financing the providing of non- uniform services such as Sheriff's
patrol and station detectives, County Engineer, Parks and Recreation,
Regional Planning, Animal Control, and Forester and Fire Warden structural
fire protection to the unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles
through the use of property tax revenues which are generated uniformly
throughout the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Downey:
SECTION 1. It hereby urges the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
to implement the provisions of the heretofore noted judgment in the most
expeditious manner possible to return a measure of tax equity between cities
and unincorporated areas.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this reso-
lution and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and
effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of December , 1981.
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Milton R. Mackaig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Robert L. Shand, City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 4054 was approved and
adopted at a regular meeting of the city Council held on the 22nd day of
December , 1981 by the followinc vote, to wit:
AYES: 5 Councilmembers:swearingen, Quinn, Cormack, Jackman, Mackaig
NOES: 0 Councilmembers:N
ABSENT: 0 Councilmembers:None
Robert L. ..hand, City Clerk