HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-213RESOLUTION NO. 2004-213
1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO IN SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
2 BUDGET PACKAGE.
3 WHEREAS, state government annually seizes more than $5.2 billion in local
property tax funds (ERAF) statewide, costing local governments more than $40 billion in
4 revenues over the past 12 years;
5 WHEREAS, continual shifts and raids by the state of local property tax funds
and other funding dedicated to cities, counties and special districts has seriously reduced
6 resources available for local public safety, health, emergency medical, roads, parks,
7 libraries and other essential local services; and
8 WHEREAS, this drain of local resources has continued even during periods
when the state's budget has been overflowing with surpluses as well as during difficult
9 economic times; and
10 WHEREAS, long-term constitutional reform is the most important priority for
local services, constitutional protection is the only way to provide predictability and
11 stability for local services and to ensure there are enough firefighters to answer calls, that
parks stay open and that enough police and sheriff patrol the streets.
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WHEREAS, as part of the May Budget Revision, Governor Schwarzenegger
13 proposed two -years of reductions to local governments ($1.3 billion each year) linked to
a long-term constitutional protection measure that needs to be placed on the November
14 Ballot by 2/3 of Legislature; and
15 WHEREAS, local governments are willing to help the state in its hour of need one
last time so long as these cuts are linked to constitutional protection of local revenues;
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17 WHEREAS, the LOCAL Coalition is in strong support of this package and is
18 actively encouraging the Legislature to support this package, as currently negotiated, to
restore long-term fiscal stability to California communities and to place a constitutional
19 protection measure on the November ballot; and
20 WHEREAS, we continue to affirm our support for the Local Taxpayers and Public
Safety Protection Act for which the members of LOCAL coalition gathered more than 1.1
21 million signatures and which will be on the November 2004 ballot; and
22 WHEREAS, if the Legislature fails to act and place the constitutional protection
measure on the ballot as negotiated by local governments, the coalition is prepared to
23 move forward in support of the Local Taxpayers and Public Safety Protection Act.
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we hereby express strong
support for the Local Government Budget Package, which includes two years of cuts
25 linked to a strong constitutional protection measure that will be placed on the November
26 ballot; and
27 RESOLVED FURTHER, that City of San Bernardino officials and staff are
authorized to write letters to their legislators supporting the local government budget
28 package; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that we will send a copy of this resolution to the
LOCAL Coalition. Fax: 916-442-3510 or 1121 L Street, #803, Sacramento, CA 95814
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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-213
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO IN SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
BUDGETPACKAGE.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by
the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a J t. regular
meeting thereof, held on the 6th day of July 2004, by the following
vote, to wit:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN
ABSENT
ESTRADA x
LONGVILLE x
MCGINNIS x
DERRY x
KELLEY x
JOHNSON x
MC CAMMACK x
City Clerk YU
The foregoing resolution is hereby approved ?-r- day of evv
July , 2004. i
Approved as to
Form and legal content:
James F. Penman
City Attorney
Judith Valles, Mayor
City of San Bernardino