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Town of Danville
542 San Ramon Valley Boulevard
Danville, CA 94526
(415) 820-6337
RESOLUTION NO. 38-83
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANVTTI.R
SUPPORTING PROJECT INDEPENDENCE
WHEREAS, public opinion polls have confirmed that citizens throughout
California place the highest value on the services and facilities provided
by counties, cities and schools, because local services and facilities most
directly touch their daily lives; and
WHEREAS, the provision and maintenance of local services and facilities
requires stable and predictable revenue flc~s for the local public entities
such as counties, cities, and schools; and
WHEREAS, the primary source of local revenue has, since 1978, shifted
from local property tax to State funding sources which lessens local control
by increasing state control over local financings; and
WHEREAS, this lack of local control and accountability in both tax and
expenditure areas has resulted in local public entities lacking the predicta-
bility and stability of revenues to effectively and to efficiently provide
local services and facilities seen as necessary by their citizens; and
WHEREAS, the basic solution to the problem of decreasing local control
and accountability is to urge submission by the Legislature to the electorate
in June of 1984 a constitutional amendment which will provide a stable source
of revenue for and increased local control by local public entities; and
~REAS, such a constitutional amendment has been drafted and has been
Drained Project Independence; and
WHEREAS, local public entities must take the lead in developing a strong
coalition of support for Project Independence, which is in the best interest
of citizens and public entities;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANV/T,T,V. DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLC~S:
Section 1. Wholeheartedly endorses Project Independence and strongly urges
all other local public entities to join in unified support of the Project; and
Section 2. Pledges to work with all sectors of the cc~nunity towards
the passage of Project Independence, and strongly urges all other local
public entities to do the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Danville on
the 2nd day of May , 1983 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember- Lane, May, Mc Neely, 0ffenhartz, Schlendorf
NOES: Counci~er - None
ABSENT: Counci~ - None