HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-08-16; City Council; Resolution 7335* *' c
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A RESC
RESOLUTION
ITION OF THE CITY
NO. 7335
OUNCIL OF THE CITY F CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE STATE LEGISLATURE'S ACTION CONFISCATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT, REVENUES
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has adopted and the Governor has signed a
a state budget which eliminates state subventions to cities and,
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad will lose over $1 million in state
subventions including almost $600,000 in motor vehicle in lieu fees and
$100,000 in cigarette taxes and,
WHEREAS< these revenue sources have been traditionally used by local
government to support health, welfare and safety for local citizens and,
WHEREAS, the motor vehicle in lieu fee was established to replace a local
property tax on motor vehicles and was to be returned to local governments to
be used to benefit local citizens and,
WHEREAS, the cigarette tax was collected locally until 1967 and since
1967 has been collected at the state level and returned to local government
through subventions for the use of local governments to benefit their citizens
and
WHEREAS, the shift of collection of both the motor vehicle in lieu fee
and cigarette tax to the state was defended to local governments as a measure
which would equalize the imposition of the taxes and improve the distribution
of the taxes collected to local government for the benefit of local citizens
and,
WHEREAS, the confiscation of these funds by the stace requires local
governments and therefore local citizens to bail the state out of its financial
difficulties at the expense of local programs and,
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WHEREAS, legislation has been proposed which would force local governments
to do without these traditional local revenues or to increase local sales taxes
by one cent;
WOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad
that the City Council strongly opposes this unprecedented action by the State
Legislature and makes an appeal to the Legislature to overturn their prior
action by repealing the AB8 deflater so that these local sources of revenue
can be returned to local government.
to reject any legislation designed to offset these revenue losses by requiring
local governments to either accept the loss or impose a local sales tax.
Further, the Council urges the Legislature
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Carlsbad held the 16th day of ~~~t 1983, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES : None
Council Members Casler, LRwis, Kulchin, Chick and Prescott
ABSENT: None d.
MARY i. ~SLER, Mayor
ATTEST:
KX&N R. KUNDTZ, 6puty City Clerk
(SEAL)