Resolution 1990-77
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RESOLUTION NO. 90 - 77
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY SUPPORTING THE REPEAL OF SB 2557
(STATE BUDGET ACTIONS)
WHEREAS, after the longest budget stalemate in California's history, the
Governor and California Legislature finally enacted a 1990/91 budget package that
shifts state and county costs to cities, and diverts city revenues to finance
state/county reponsibilities; 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
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WHEREAS, these shifts of city revenues to counties were specifically
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 Gilroy support the repeal
of SB 2557 and the protection of cities from the state budget process; and support
alternatives that will provide adequate long-term funding for cities and counties.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of November, 1990, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: GAGE, HALE, KLOECKER, MUSSALLEM, NELSON, VALDEZ
and HUGHAN.
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
APPROVED:
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 90-77
is an original
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the
5th
day of
November
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at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 6th day of
November
19 90.
(Seal)