RES-8524 Supporting Resolution on Sales Tax RedistributionRESOLUTION NO. 8524
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES' RESOLUTION ON SALES TAX
REDIsTRmunoN TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT
RECEIVED BY CITIES TO 2 PERCENT
WHEREAS, 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 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 from 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 take-aways and
State-imposed mandates; and WHEREAS, many taxpayers object to
paying additional taxes for what they view as diminishing local services
caused
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
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 by the City Council of the
City of Orange that the City of Orange 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.
ADOPTED this 10th day of Octoh<>r 1995.
Attest:
7.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 10th day of October 1995 by the following
vote:
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: MURPHY,
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
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City Clerk of the
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ity of Orange
BARRERA, MAYOR COONTZ, SPURGEON,
SLATER
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