HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2003-44RESOLUTION NO. 2003-44
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
TO OPPOSE AB 1690 (LEND): PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE
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WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1690 would authorize cities and counties which jorm a pu
finance agency to levy a local general income tax if the tax is approved by a majoity of the
and
safety
WHEREAS, AB 1690 requires the county auditor to transmit property tax rE
venue in
an
amount equal to 50 percent of the local tax revenue to the public safety'finance a
ency, an
WHEREAS, AB 1690 mandates that the property tax revenue shifted to thE
publicsafety
finance agency must be spent on fire protection and police and sheriff services, a
id
WHEREAS, AB 1690 could impose new revenue allocation duties upon local
officials
and a
state -mandated local program, and
WHEREAS, AB 1690 could result in an unfair burden on tax payers and local
governments
in
the wake of the state budget crisis,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Diamon
Bar
OPPOSES Assembly Bill 1690 (Lena): Public Safety Finance Agencies and directs
the foll
wing:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar shall adopt
the Reso
ution and
the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption.
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar opposes A1690
(L
no) and
urges all state elected officials to oppose AB 1690.
SECTION 3. That the Diamond Bar City staff fax a copy of the above RE
& Son in order to be officially recorded with the Senate Committee on Revenue
current status) as being opposed to AB 1690.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1 -qt day of July, 2003.
Carol Herrera, Mayor
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I, LINDA C. LOWRY, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, California do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar, California, at its regular meeting held on the 1st day of July, 2003, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Chang, O'Connor, Zirbes, MPT/Huff,
M/Herrera
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mone
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
L nda C. Lowry, City erk