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RESOLUTION NO. 3123
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF TmURON SUPPORTING
THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES' RESOLUTION ON
SALES TAX REDISTRIBUTION TO INCREASE THE
AMOUNT RECEIVED BY CITIES TO 2%
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 iu essential services; and
WHEREAS, because cities receive only a small fractiou 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 iucrease due to rising crime; aud
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 I % sales tax revenue from the
State to cities; and
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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 TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TmURON that the Town of Tiburon 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 at a regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council on
October 4, 1995 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers: Ginalski, Nygren, Thayer and Thompson
NOES:
Councilmembers: Wolf
ABSENT:
Councilmembers: None
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ANDREW THOMPSON, MA,c R
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ATTEST:
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DIANE L. CRANE, TOWN CLERK