HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 60-95RESOLUTION NO. 6 0 ' 9 5
A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE USE OF FUNDS
GENERATED FROM THE PASSAGE OF PROPOSITION 172,
THE LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY PROTECTION AND
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1993.
WHEREAS, on November 2, 1993, the people of the State of
California approved passage of Proposition 172, the "Local Public
Safety Protection and Improvement Act of 1993," and
WHEREAS, Proposition 172 provided law enforcement, as
well as other public safety agencies, the funding needed to
maintain and enhance public safety with the implementation of an
extension of a one-half of one percent sales tax; and
WHEREAS, the funds resulting from the passage of
Proposition 172 must be directed to those public safety agencies to
combat crime and provide safe streets for California's residents,
and must not be redirected for other purposes; and
WHEREAS, it is the primary task of the Bakersfield Police
Department to combat crime in the City of Bakersfield; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield believes
that public concern about crime and the need for increased funding
for law enforcement is widely recognized.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Bakersfield that the funds generated from the passage of
Proposition 172 shall not be supplanted or diverted from their
intended purpose of supporting public safety agencies in the fight
to insure a safe and crime-free California; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
forwarded to the Chief of Police for the City of Bakersfield.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City_of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on APR ~51~ , by the following vote:
AYES; COUNCILMEMBER DeMOND, C~, SMITH, M~,~ ERMOTr, ROWLES, CHOW,
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER LD O-rdL-
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED APR ~ 5 %.q~5
BOB PRICE
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JUDY K. SKOUSEN
City Attorney
City of Bakersfie d
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