HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 96-26RESOLUTION NO. 96-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 1977.
A. RECITALS
(i) The Sales and Use Tax Law and the Bradley -Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use
Tax Law impose state and local taxes, respectively, on the gross receipts from the
sale, storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property;
and
(ii) Senate Bill 1977 (SB 1977) has been introduced by Senator Richard Mountjoy for
consideration by the California State Legislature; and
(iii) SB 1977 would amend current tax law increasing the current allocation of sales tax
revenue distribution for cities from 1 % to 2%; and
(iv) Passage of SB 1977 would help replace the revenues lost by cities to the State of
California in recent years due to shifts in property tax revenues.
_ B. RESOLUTION
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the above recitations are true.
2. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar hereby supports and
endorses passage of SB 1977.
3. That the Cry's General Plan, Public Services and Facilities Element, states:
It support legislation that would redistribute sales tax revenues to local
agencies based upon an equitable formula that would include both the
location where the sales tax revenue was collected and the population of
each local agency involved..."
4. That the City would support a conditional amendment prohibiting the State
from diverting property taxes from local government.
5. That the City support priority funding for education.
6. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of April, 1996.
MAYOR
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at the regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 16th day of April, 1996, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Harmony, Herrera, Werner, MPT Huff, and
M/Ansari
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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