HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 6711 RESOLUTION NO. 6711
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES'RESOLUTION ON
SALES TAX REDISTRIBUTION TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY CITIES TO 2%
WHEREAS,the State received five times as much sales tax revenue as cities throughout California;and
WHEREAS,the sales tax revenue retained by the State from individual cities often exceeds the general
fund budgets of those cities where the sale tax revenue originates,and
WHEREAS, cities provide services that directly benefit the quality of life in hundreds of communities
throughout California;and
WHEREAS,the public benefits of cities' services include the maintenance of property values,reduced
risk to health and safety caused by crime,fires,medical emergencies,poor sanitation,and poor building and road
construction; and
WHEREAS,cities' services provide important cultural and economic benefits through parks and
recreation programs, library and senior programs, removal of blight in inner cities and older neighborhoods,and
through business attraction efforts that provide jobs; and
WHEREAS,the State has acted to reduce the amount of revenue received by cities in recent years forcing
many cities throughout California to augment their revenues by imposing local assessments,fees or taxes—or to
make cuts in essential services; and
WHEREAS,because cities receive only a small fraction of the money collected through voter-approved
Proposition 172 (Public Safety Augmentation Fund),public safety services like police and fire services face drastic
financial reductions in many cities throughout California in light of State takeaways and State-imposed mandates;
and
WHEREAS,many taxpayers object to paying additional taxes for what they view as diminishing local
services cause by these factors, especially while the demand for police services,for example,continues to increase
due to rising crime; and
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WHEREAS, on August 3, 1995, the Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities
adopted a resolution which seeks legislative action that would result in a more equitable distribution of sales tax
revenue by shifting 1%sales tax revenue from the State to cities;and
WHEREAS,the Leagues' resolution will help cities provide essential local services without adding more
burden to taxpayers;and
WHEREAS,on October 24, 1995, the General Assembly of the League of California Cities will vote on
this important resolution;
NOW,THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby resolve that the City
of Huntington Beach does hereby support the League of California Cities' resolution to Redistribute Sales Taxes
so that the total received by cities is 2%of the amount paid per dollar on taxable sales.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 1 Rth day of Septe ber 1995.
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A ST: Mayor
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APPROVYD AS TO F RM:
City Clerk
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: -13_ City Attorney
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City Adinistrator
ity Administrator
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Res. No. 6711
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH }
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified 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 seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th of September, 1995
the following vote.-
AYES: Councilmembers: Harman, Bauer, Sullivan, Leipzig, Dettloff.
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Green, Garofalo (out of room)
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
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