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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-065 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 93-65 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ENDORSING A COUNTY WIDE POSITION ON STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, Governor Pete Wilson has proposed a state Budget for fiscal year 1993-94 that would transfer 22 percent of City property taxes to the State; and WHEREAS, such a reduction ill local property tax revenue would force cities to cut back essential police and fire services; and WHEREAS, such a reduction in local property tax revenue would kill the incentive local governments have to attract job creating industry at a time when the State economy desperately needs new industry; and WHEREAS, the cities of San Bernardino County desire to join in common cause to oppose this attack on city revenues; NOW THEREFORE, the Mayor and Common Council of the City c,f San Bernardino join other cities of San Bernardino County in approving the following legislative priorities for 1993-94: 1. Oppose the State's usurpation of local property taxes and redev~lopment revenues. 2. Continue the one-half cent emergency sales tax, which is due to expire on June 30, 1993, for an additional three years and provide for its distribution to local governments. 3. Cease or delay State-mandate programs until -l- RES 93-65 1 2 4. 3 4 5 6 7 5. 8 III 9 III 10 III 11 III 12 III 13 III 14 III 15 III 16 III 17 III 18 III 19 III 20 III 21 III 22 III 23 III 24 III 25 III 26 III 27 III 28 III . . the state can fund these programs. Encourage the Board of Supervisors to adopt business license fees and an abandoned vehicle abatement program based on a vehicle registration surcharge of $1 per registered vehicle. Support welfare and workers' compensation reform. -2- RES 93-65 1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ENDORSING A COUNTY WIDE POSITION ON STATE LEGISLATIVE 2 PRIORITIES RELATING TO STATE AND LOCAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES 3 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly 4 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 5 Bernardino at a reqular meeting thereof, held on the 22nd 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 day of March , 1993, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members: ESTRADA REILLY HERNANDEZ MAUDSLEY MINOR POPE-LUDLAM MILLER ~, The foregoing of ,\'"""-,,,-c'x:--, , AYES NAYS X X X X X X X ABSTAIN ABSENT a~~ Ci ty -Clerk resolution is hereby , 1993. Approved as to form and legal content: 22 23 :BT 26 JAMES F. PENMAN, City Attorney t ') 1/7 ~'-<", 27 28 -3- ";k '\\\. day ./"