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RESOLUTION NO. 95 -3457
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE
CITY SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITLES'
RESOLUTION ON SALES TAX REDISTRIBUTION TO INCREASE
THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY C1TLk S 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 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 fmancial 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, continue
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 issue;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE
CITY does 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.
SECTION 1. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution.
Resolution No. 95 -3457
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on this 19th day of September 1995.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
I, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, Resolution
No. 95 -3457, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Temple City at a regular meeting held on the
19th day of September 1995 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilman - Budds, Gillanders, Souder, Wilson, Breazeal
NOES: Councilman -None
ABSENT: Councilman -None
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