HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 90-85RESOLUTION NO. 90 - 85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR SUPPORTING THE REPEAL OF
SB 2557
WHEREAS, after the longest budget stalemate in
California's history, the Governor and California Legislature
finally enacted a 1990/91 budget package that shifts state and
county costs to cities, and diverts city revenues to finance
state/county responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, counties are an administrative arm of the state
with responsibilities for carrying out state programs, while
cities are in a different business of providing local municipal
services which are determined locally and have no
responsibility or authority for administering state or county
programs; and
WHEREAS, the Governor and California Legislature have
shifted state and county financial responsibilities to cities;
and
WHEREAS, all 457 cities in California balanced their
budgets only to find their budgets were subsequently thrown out
of balance by cost shifts and revenue losses designed to
balance the budget of the state; and
WHEREAS, the actions in the State budget package were
enacted by passage of SB 2557, which (1) directed counties to
charge cities, school districts and special districts for the
county function of administering the property tax; (2)
authorized counties to charge cities for booking prisoners
arrested by city employees; and (3) allowed counties to retain
property tax revenues that should otherwise go to 90 "No and
Low Tax Cities"; and
WHEREAS, these shifts of city revenues to counties were
specifically enacted to replace cuts in state revenue for
counties that should have funded state responsibilities carried
out by counties; and
WHEREAS, the Governor and California Legislature have
avoided their financial responsibilities by enacting measures
that are poor public policy, which rob from one local
government to finance another, and result in no real solution
to the continuing financial problems facing all levels of
government in California; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Diamond Bar
supports the repeal of SB 2557 and the protection of cities
from the state budget process; and support alternatives that
will provide adequate long-term funding for cities and
counties.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of
October , 1990.
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed,
approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 16th date of
October 1990, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Papen, Kim, Horcher,
NOES• Mayor Pro Tem Forbing and Mayor Werner
• COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
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