HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 1567 RESOLUTION No. 1567
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH OPPOSING ANY AL-
LOCATION CHANGE OF LIQUOR LICENSE REVEL
FRO14 CITIES TO COUNTIES
WHEREAS, various counties are asking Governor Brown and
the members of the Legislature for three-fourths of the liquor
license revenue now allocated to cities; and
W1=IERSAS, the tax�)ayers of the City of Huntington Beach
pay their pro-rata share of approximately eighty-two percent
of the cost of County operation; and
AREAS, the City of Huntington Beach, in addition there-
to, pays to the County the cost of feeding and care of pris-
oners who violate city ordinances; and
AREAS, the County uses these prisoners for the mainten-
ance of county properties, and not for the benefit of the City
of Huntington Beach; and
WHEREAS, the original purpose of the liquor license rev-
enue was to help in the enforcement of liquor laws; and
WHEREAS, in fact, the City Police enforce from 95 to
100% of the cases dealing with the violation of liquor laws
within the City; and
WI3REAS7 if three-fourths, or any other sum, were given
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to the County from the liquor license revenue, this would,
in effect, be double taxation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach that the City administrator be
directed to send a telegram to Governor Brown, the State Leg-
islators from Orange County, the Chairman of the assembly
Ways and Means Committee and the Chairman of the Senate -Fi-
nance Committee that the City of Huntington Beach opposes any
legislation which will give the counties three-fourths of
the liquor license revenue, or any other percentage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California, at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 5th day of March , 1962.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
County of Orange ) ss
City of Huntington Beach )
I, PAUL C. JONES, the duly elected: qualified and acting
City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio
Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing resolu-
tion was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more
than a majority of all the members of said City Council at
a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of March
1962, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Wells, Lambert, Stewart, Waite, Gisler
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk an officio. Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach,
California
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