HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 39-91RESOLUTION NO. 39- 91
A RESOLUTION ENDORSIN~ SENATE BILL 169
(BOATWRIGhT) W~ICH B~PEAL$ THE BAD P~BL, IC
POLICY CREATED IN SB 2557 AND Pl%OVIDES A
STABLE AND GROWIN~ FUNDIN~ SO%~CE FOR'
COUNTIES TO SUPPO~ BreaDED ~ NO
LONGER PAID F~R BY THE STATE.
WXd~&~KA~., with the passage of SB 2557, the State
directed counties to charge cities, school districts and special
districts for the county function of administering the property
tax and authorized counties to charge cities for booking
prisoners arrested by city employees: and
WHEREAS, these shifts of city revenues to counties were
specifically enacted to replace cuts in state revenue for
counties that should have funded state responsibilities carried
out by counties, and imposes double taxation upon city residents
for services for which they already pay; and
WHEREAS, SB 2557 legalized fiscal irresponsibility, is
poor public policy, robs from one local government to finance
another, and results in no real solution to the continuing
financial problems facing all levels of government in California;
and
WHEREAS, SB 169 repeals the inequities created through
SB 2557 and, as currently constituted, provides a stable and
growing funding source for counties to support needed programs no
longer paid for by the State and provides an end to local
fighting for revenues; and
WHEREAS, SB 203, another bill designed to clarify SB
2557, merely implements the bad public policy created in SB 2557.
NOW, THEREFC~E, BE IT BESOL~, by the Council of the
City of Bakersfield that SB 169, as currently constituted, is
hereby endorsed as a viable alternative to SB 2557 and SB 203,
which implements provisions of SB 2557, is hereby fully opposed.
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I HE~RRy CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on MAR 2 ? `199! by the
following vote: '
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED
MAR 2 '7' '1991
CLA~-~CE E. ~DDF~RS
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
LCM/meg
SUPPORT.SB
3/21/91
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City of Bakersfield Resolution No. 39-91
Senate Bill 169 (Boatwright)
Certified copies were sent to the following:
Senator Boatwright
Assemblymen Trice Harvey
Representative William Thomas
League of Californie Cities end
Senate Local Government Committee
(all
Assemblyman Phil Wyman
Senator Don Rogers
Representative Calvin Dooley
South San Joaquin Velley Division
9 members)
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