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RESOLUTION NO. 8536
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 47: GUARANTEEING THE VEHICLE LICENSE FEE AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE SOURCE
WHEREAS, the Vehicle License Fee has been a major source of
general fund revenues for local government since 1935; and
WHEREAS, the California State Legislature gave itself the
authority during the period 1978 to 1984 to withhold funds from
the VLF to balance its own budget; and
WHEREAS, during fiscal year 1981-82, state government kept
$270 million of these traditionally local government revenues for
its own use; and
WHEREAS, during fiscal year 1982-83, state government
appropriated $318.1 million to balance its own budget; and
WHEREAS, during fiscal year 1983-84, state government kept
$374.3 million for its own use, for a total loss to local
government of $727.8 million; and
WHEREAS, during each of those years, the Legislature was
unable to determine how much of these traditionally local
government revenues it would need to balance its own budget until
after the fiscal year began; and
WHEREAS, such delays in determining how much revenues
ultimately would be available to local government threw the
local government budget planning process into disarray; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of California's cities and counties
are best served when government is funded throught reliable,
secure and very predictable revenues;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad, California as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City Council does hereby support Proposition
47, which will constitutionally guarantee the Vehicle License
Fee as a local government revenue source.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
Carlsbad City Council held on 6th day of May , 1986,
by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and Pettine
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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MARY H $jCASLER, Mayor
ATTEST:
A 1 eeRa!t egr-ie r k
(SEAL)
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