HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 145-90RESOLUTION NO. 145-90
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF T~U~ CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD SUPPORTING THE REPEAL OF SENATE
BILL 2557 AND THE PROTECTION OF CITIES
THE STATE BUDG~r PROCESS AND
THAT WILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE LONG-T~ FUNDING
FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES.
WHEREAS, after the longest budget stalemate in
California's history, the Governor and California Legislature
finally enacted a ].990/91 budget package that shifts state and
county costs to cities, and diverts city revenues to finance
state/county responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, counties are an administrative arm of the state
with responsibilities for carrying out state programs, while cities
are in a different business of providing local municipal services
which are determined locally and have no responsibility or
authority for administering state or county 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
budgets only to find. their budgets were subsequently thrown out of
balance by cost shifts and revenue losses designed to balance the
budget of the state; and
WHEREAS, the actions in the State budget package were
enacted 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 revenues
that should otherwise go to 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 counties
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, which 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, that the City of
Bakersfield supports,:
1)
the repeal of SB 2557 and the protection of cities
from the state budget process; and
2)
alternatives that will provide adequate long-term
funding for cities and counties.
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~ HEREBY CERTIFYthat the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on 0CI 1 7 1990 , by the followinq vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: EDWARDS, ~MOND, SMITH, ~R~, PETERSON, McDEC'Mo]'r, SALVAGGIO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS;
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS'
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO CLERK of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED OCT '~ '7 11990
CLARENCE E. MEDDERS
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
ROBERT M. SHERFY ~/_
ACTING CITY A~fORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
LCM/meg
SB2557.RES
10/22/90
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