HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 38-73RESOLUTION NO. _3.8-7.3
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD RELATIVE TO REVENUE SHARING
FUNDS.
WHEREAS, the revenue sharing program expires on December
31, 1976, and no assurance has been given by the Federal Government
that it will be extended beyond that date; and
WHEREAS, any local government ongoing activity, having its
salary costs and other operating costs financed with revenue sharing
funds, may necessarily have to be discontinued after 1976 or be wholly
financed by local taxes of some type which could become too great a
burden on the local taxpayer; and
WHEREAS, Federal revenue sharing funds may be expended only
for capital outlay items or for eight specified maintenance and operat-
ing expenditure categories; and
WHEREAS, a recent court ruling has prohibited the use of
revenue sharing funds for lowering taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield has in recent years been
unable to adequately fulfill all the capital outlay needs of the
City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield has need of some high
priority capital outlay projects for which funds, other than revenue
sharing funds, are not now available; and
WHEREAS, capital outlay expenditures'under the revenue shar-
ing program are relatively free of any "attached strings" when compared
to other Federal programs and to the eight maintenance and operating
expenditure categories under revenue sharing; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent q~ this City Council to utilize
all revenue sharing funds in a manner which is the most beneficial
to the citizens of Bakersfield as a whole.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Bakersfield that all federal revenue sharing funds for 1972-1973
be used for the capital outlay needs of the City as they occur.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 4th day of June , 1973,
by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen Rogers, Whitte~ore,_j ~-7,~ -
Bleecker, Heisey, Medders
Councilmen Strong, Thomas
None
None
Noes:
Absent:
Abstaining:
rk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
PPROVE this ,j~'~'j°',ay o June , 1973
· akers fie ld
APPROVED:
CITY .