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RESOLUTION NO. 90 -3012
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMPLE CITY, REQUESTING REPEAL OF SB 2557,
THE STATE BUDGET PACKAGE
WHEREAS, after the longest budget stalemate in California's
history, the Governor and California Legislature finally enacted
a 1990 -91 Budget Package that shifts state and county costs to
cities, and diverts city revenues to finance state /county respon-
sibilities; and
WHEREAS, counties are an administrative arm of the state
with responsibilities for carrying out state programs being their
primary function, while cities are in a different business of
providing local municipal services and have no responsibility or
authority for administering state or countywide programs; and
WHEREAS, the Governor and California Legislature have
shifted state and county financial responsibilities to cities;
and
WHEREAS, all 457 cities in California balanced their budg-
ets, only to find that their budgets were subsequently thrown out
of balance by cost shifts and revenue losses designed to balance
budgets of the state and counties; and
WHEREAS, the actions in the State Budget Package were en-
acted by passage of SB 2557, which (1) directed counties to
charge cities; school districts and special districts for the
county function of administering the property tax; (2) authorized
counties to charge cities for booking prisoners arrested by city
employees; and (3) allowed counties to retain property tax reve-
nues that should otherwise go to the 90 "No and Low Tax Cities ";
and
WHEREAS, these shifts of city revenues to counties were
specifically enacted to replace cuts in state revenue for coun-
ties that should have funded state responsibilities carried out
by counties; and
WHEREAS, the Governor and California Legislature have
avoided their financial responsibilities by enacting measures
that are poor public policy, rob from one local government to
finance another, and result in no real solution to the continuing
financial problems facing all levels of government in California;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Temple City, California, hereby supports the repeal or replace-
ment of SB 2557 and the protection of cities from the state
budget process; and supports alternatives that will provide
adequate funding for state and countywide programs without ad-
versely affecting cities.
RESOLUTION NO. 90 -3012
1990
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 20th day of November,
Mayor
I, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution, Resolution No. 90 -3012 was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Temple City at a
regular meeting held on the 20th day of November, 1990 by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmember- Froehle, Manning ,McGowan,Wilson,Breazeal
Councilmember -None
Councilmember -None
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