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RESOLUTION NO.
97-236
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO URGING THE STATE
3 BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO ALLOCATE REVENUES FROM SALES TAX ON
4 AffiCRAFT FUEL TO THE CITIES WHERE THE SALES ORIGINATE.
5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
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WHEREAS, sales tax is a vital source of revenue for the City of San Bernardino and
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9 most other cities in California; and
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WHEREAS, the California State Board of Equalization is responsible for the fair and
equitable collection and distribution of sales tax revenue to local governments; and
WHEREAS, the current pocedure regarding sales tax on aircraft fuel does not return that
sales tax to the cities where the sales took place, resulting in a loss of $30 million in revenue to
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those cities statewide; and
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16 WHEREAS, cities with airports provide vital government services to those facilities, and
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19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL that
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the State Board of Equalization is encouraged to modify its policy so that sales taxes on aircraft
fuel are remitted to the cities where the sales transactions took place.
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97-236
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO URGING THE STATE BOARD
1 EQUALIZATION TO ALLOCATE REVENUES FROM SALES TAX ON AIRCRAFT FUEL
2 THE CITIES WHERE THE SALES ORGINATE.
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4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
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5 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on the
19 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this~ day of
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August ,1997.
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I TOM MlNOR, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
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James F. Penman,
City Attorney
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