1995-21 RESOLUTION NO. 95- 21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES' RESOLUTION ON
SALES TAX REDISTRIBUTION TO INCREASE THE
AMOUNT RECEIVED BY CITIES TO 2%
WHEREAS, the State receives five times as much sales tax revenue as cities throughout
California; and
WHEREAS, the sales tax revenue retained by the State from individual cities often
exceeds the general fund budgets of those cities where the sales tax revenue originates; and
WHEREAS, cities provide services that directly benefit the quality of life in hundreds
of communities throughout California; and
WHEREAS, the public benefits of cities'-services include the maintenance of property
values, reduced risk to health and safety caused by crime, fires, medical emergencies, poor
sanitation, and poor building and road construction; and
WHEREAS, cities' services provide important cultural and economic benefits through
parks and recreation programs, library and senior programs, removal of blight from inner cities
and older neighborhoods, and through business attraction efforts that provide jobs; and
WHEREAS, the State has acted to reduce the amount of revenue received by cities in
recent years forcing many cities throughout California to augment their revenues by imposing
local assessments, fees, or taxes - or to make cuts in essential services; and
WHEREAS, because cities receive only a small fraction of the money collected through
voter-approved Proposition 172 (Public Safety Augmentation Fund), public safety services like
police and fire services face drastic financial reductions in many cities throughout California in,
light of State takeaways and State-imposed mandates; and
WHEREAS, many taxpayers object to paying additional taxes for what they view as
diminishing local services caused by these factors, especially while the demand for police
services, for example, continues to increase due to rising crime; and
WHEREAS, on August 3, 1995, the Los Angeles County Division of the League of
California Cities adopted a resolution which seeks legislative action that would result in a more
equitable distribution of sales tax revenue by shifting 1% sales tax revenue from the State to
cities; and
WHEREAS, the League's resolution will help cities provide essential local services
without adding more burden to taxpayers; and
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WHEREAS, on October 24, 1995, the General Assembly of the League of California
Cities will vote on this important resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAND TERRACE that the City of Grand Terrace does hereby support the League of
California Cities' resolution to Redistribute Sales Taxes so that the total received by cities is 2%
of the amount paid per dollar on taxable sales.
PASSED; APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of September, 1995.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of rand Terrace Mayo f the Cit of Grand Terrace
and of the City Council thereof. and bf the City Council thereof.
I, BRENDA STANFILL, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Grand Terrace held on the 14th day of September, 1995, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hilkey, Singley, and Buchanan; Mayor Pro Tem
Carlstrom; Mayor Matteson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk
Approved as to form:'
City Attorney