CC - 1971 - 43 - Alter Present Method of Levying•
RESOLUTION NO. 71-43
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD OPPOSING ANY ATTEMPT TO ALTER THE
PRESENT METHOD OF LEVYING, COLLECTING AND
DISTRIBUTING THE UNIFORM SALES AND USE TAX
UNDER THE BRADLEY-BURNS UNIFORM LOCAL SALES
AND USE TAX LAW.
WHEREAS, the evolvement of the Bradley-Burns Uniform
Local Sales and Use Tax Law has resulted in the levying through-
out the State of California of a uniform one-cent sales and use
tax under said Law, by agreement between the governing bodies
of the cities and of the boards of supervisors of each respective
county in the state, thereby eliminating the duplicity of local
and sales use taxes, and simplifying and expediting in a more
efficient manner the collection of such local sales and use tax
by the State of California along with the State sales and use
tax; and
WHEREAS, many cities have made moral and legal commit-
ments-for the expenditure of local sales and use tax revenues
upon the premise that their right and authority to levy, collect
and expend the same would not be abrogated or impaired; and
WHEREAS, such local agencies of government as receive
substantial amounts of local sales and use tax revenues do so
not by accident, but by reason of long range planning in making
adequate provision for the businesses that generate such reve-
nues, and have in many instances irretrievably spent large sums
of money to attract such businesses and to create a favorable
business atmosphere to entice business and customers alike to do
business within their confines; and
WHEREAS, the right to levy adequate taxes is a funda-
mental principle of Home Rule and essential to the exercise
thereof; and
WHEREAS, this City Council is of the opinion that any
change in the state sales tax distribution formula would
adversely and unjustly deprive its citizenry of tax revenues
due it;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS;
SECTION 1. That this City Council vigorously opposes
any and all efforts to alter the law providing for the levy,
collection and distribution of the local sales and use taxes as
a direct and outright violation of the principle of Home Rule,
and for the further reason that such attempts will necessarily
result in gross inequity and financial hardship to many cities.
SECTION 2. That copies of this resolution be sent
to the League of California Cities; and to our elected represent-
atives in the State Assembly and Senate.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of June,
1971.
MAYOR OF THE ITY OF ROSEMEAD
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK