HomeMy WebLinkAbout151-95RESOLUTION NO 151-95
SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
RESOLUTION ON SALES TAX DISTRIBUTION TO INCREASE
THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY CITIES FROM 1% TO 2%
WHERF~S, the State receives 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 sales tax revenue originates; and
WHEREAS, cities provide services that direcfiy 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, 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 caused by these factors, especially while the demand for police
services, for example, continues to increase due to rising crime; and
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 League's resolution will help cities provide essential local services without
adding more burden to taxpayers; and
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WHEREAS, on October 24, 1995, the General Assembly of the League of California Cities
will vote on this important resolution; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Danville 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.
APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Danville at a Regular Meeting on October
17, 1995 by the following vote:
AYES: Greenberg, Doyle,
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: Ritchey
ABSENT: None
Shimansky, Waldo
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ATTEST:
%
CITY ATTORNEY
ACTING CITY CLERK
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