CC - 1982-56 - Local Government Funding for State Purposes0 0
RESOLUTION NO. 82-56
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
CALIFORNIA URGING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT A POLICY
DESIGNATING THAT ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING WHICH IS
REALLOCATED FOR STATE PURPOSES SHOULD BE ALLOCATED FROP!
LOCAL GOVERNMENT "BAIL-OUT" FUNDS.
WHEREAS, voters of the State of California overwhelmingly passed
Proposition 13 and thereby severely reduced oronerty tax revenues
of many local governments throughout the State; and
;WHEREAS, the State's Treasury had a large surplus of unappro-
priated funds on hand at the time Proposition 13 became effective;
and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature made a conscious decision to
utilize the existing state surplus to "bail out" cities, redevelopment
agencies, and other local entities who experienced large reductions
in their property tax revenues; and
WHEREAS, these bail-out funds were designed as a temporary
stop-gap measure following passage of Proposition 13; and
WHEREAS, subventions have been a long established and traditional
source of funding for local governments; and
.WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead has provided municipal services
without utilizing a local property tax since its incorporation in
1959; and
?WHEREAS, the efficient use of State subvention monies has been
an effective funding method to provide services to the citizens of
Fosemead; and
WHEREAS, as a "No ?property Tax City", Rosemead has never been
eligible to receive any of the bail-out funds,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that
urges the State Legislature to establish
subventions intact and discontinue the p
to bail out local agencies, and redirect
reducing; the State deficit.
the Rosemead City Council
the policy of leaving the
ractice of using state fund
those "bail out" funds to
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of Decenber , 1942.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City lerk
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