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RESOLUTION NO. 97-57
SUPPORTING THE CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE
TO ALLOW A VOTER OPTION FOR REDISTRIBUTION
OF TAXES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, cities only receive 12% of the statewide property taxes paid, only 13.8% of
the statewide sales taxes, and no income taxes; and
WHEREAS, most cities have significant service obligations in the areas of public
safety, infrastructure maintenance, parks maintenance, capital improvements, building code
enforcement, and library services; and
WHEREAS, taxpayers have demanded that government be held accountable, control
government spending, and that taxpayers get a return on their tax dollar investment in the form of
local services; and
WHEREAS, the current distribution of taxes threatens the provisions of services provided
by local government and has led to a concern amongst taxpayers as to where their tax dollars are
going; and
WHEREAS, in 1996 and 1997, about 300 cities supported legislation to redistribute one
percent of sales taxes from the state to cities and counties to respond to the aforementioned
problems and concerns; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature did not pass the proposed legislation and in so doing
denied both cities and counties the opportunity to establish a permanent and dependable revenue
source out of existing tax dollars; and
WHEREAS, by not passing the proposed legislation this last year, the State Legislature
denied voters the option to redistribute revenue from the state to local government to meet local
service needs as may be desired by local taxpayers.
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RESOLUTION NO. 97-57
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Gilroy
does hereby support the Constitutional Initiative entitled "Voters Option to Redistribute Taxes to
Local Government Act" as introduced to the Attorney General's Office by the California Caucus
for Cities and Schools.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of October, 1997 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: GILROY, MORALES, ROGERS, ROWLISON,
SPRINGER, and VALDEZ
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
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Rhonda Pellin, City Clerk
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I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk ofthe City of Gilroy, do hereby certifY that the attached
Resolution No. 97-57 is an original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 20th day of October, 1997, 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 27th day of October, 1997_
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City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
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