HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2004 2164 2004 0204RESOLUTION NO. 2004 -2164
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING A STATEWIDE
BALLOT INITIATIVE TO REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL
BEFORE STATE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE LOCAL TAX
FUNDS
WHEREAS, state government annually seizes over $800 million
in city property tax funds statewide, costing cities over $6.9
billion in lost revenues over the past 12 years and seriously
reducing resources available for local public safety and other
services; and
WHEREAS, in adopting the state budget this fiscal year, the
Legislature and Governor appropriated local vehicle license fee
backfill and redevelopment property tax funds that are needed to
finance critical city services such as public safety, parks,
street maintenance, housing, and economic development; and
WHEREAS, the deficit financing plan in the state budget
depends on a local property and sales tax swap that leaves city
services vulnerable if the state's economic condition fails to
improve; and
WHEREAS, the adopted state budget assumes an ongoing
structural budget deficit of at least $8 billion, putting city
resources and services at risk in future years to additional
state revenue raids; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly clear that state leaders will
continue to use local tax funds to balance the state budget
unless the voters limit the power of the Legislature and
Governor to do so; and
WHEREAS, the voters of California are the best judges of
whether local tax funds should be diverted, confiscated, shifted
or otherwise taken to finance an ever - expanding state
government; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 2003, the General Assembly of
Voting Delegates of the League of California Cities voted to
sponsor a statewide ballot initiative to empower the voters to
limit the ability of state government to confiscate local tax
revenues to fund state government; and
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WHEREAS, the League of California Cities has asked cities
to support a November 2004 ballot initiative that will allow
voters to decide whether state government may appropriate local
tax revenues to fund state government operations and
responsibilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Moorpark hereby expresses its
strong support for a statewide ballot initiative to allow voters
to decide whether local tax funds may be taken, confiscated,
shifted, diverted, or otherwise used to fund state government
operations and responsibilities.
SECTION 2. The City Council and staff are authorized to
provide impartial informational materials on the initiative as
may be lawfully provided by the City's representatives. No
public funds shall be used to campaign for or against the
initiative.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk
of this resolution and shall cause
filed in the book of original i
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4t
ATTEST:
shall certify to the adoption
a certified resolution to be
Deborah S. Traffenste t, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk of the City of
Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury
that the foregoing Resolution No. 2004 -2164 adopted by the City
Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the
4th of Feburary, 2004, and that the same was adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Harper, Mikos, Millhouse, Parvin
and Mayor Hunter
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 6th
day of February, 2004.
Deborah S. Traffenste t, City Clerk
(seal)