HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 98-23RESOLUTION NO. 98 -23
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR OPPOSING THE
ELIMINATION OF VEHICLE LICENSE REVENUE
AS PROPOSED IN AB 1776, SB 1723 AND SB2001
WHEREAS, vehicle license fee revenue annually provides three billion seven hundred
million dollars ($3.7 billion) to cities and counties, in California; and
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar annually receives two million five hundred
thousand dollars ($2,500,000), which represents twenty-five percent (25%) of the City's General
Fund revenues; and
WHEREAS, legislation proposed (AB1776, SB1723 and SB2001) in the 1998 State
legislative session would eliminate vehicle license fee revenue as a source of revenue for local
government; and
WHEREAS, vehicle license fee (VLF) revenue, which is the only state revenue received
by Diamond Bar for general fund purposes, is a constitutionally protected revenue source for
cities and counties, as result VLF revenue is a reliable source of revenue; and
WHEREAS, AB 1776 and SB 1723 would eliminate VLF revenue and proposes to
provide an alternative revenue source of unknown reliability, amounts, timeframe and type, with
no constitutional guarantees; while, SB2001 eliminates VBLF completely with no revenue
alternatives; and
WHEREAS, all three legislative proposals are "copycat" attempts to utilize the
legislation as campaign marketing tools for those seeking political office, without regard for the
financial stability of local government or the capability of people in local communities to engage in
"homerule" self -governance; and
WHEREAS, if the legislations' disingenuous proponents do sincerely believe that $3.7
billion tax relief is feasible and necessary, then they should propose legislation that provides such
relief from exclusive State revenue sources: personal and corporate income taxes; not local
governmental revenue sources.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Diamond
Bar does and hereby expresses its opposition to AB 1776, SB 1723 and SB2001.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of April , 1998.
Mayor
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I, TOMMYE NICE, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar held on the 21 st of April, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ansari, Huff, O'Connor, MPT/Chang,
.M/Herrera
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Deputy City Clerk: of the
City of Diamond Bar
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