HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-05 RESOLUTION NO. 2004-05
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH
ENDORSING THE BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
WHEREAS, the State has not met the June 15 constitutional deadline for passing the state
budget since 1986; and
WHEREAS, even though a budget is not passed on time, legislators can work on other bills
or even go on vacation while California's budget remains in limbo; and
WHEREAS, legislators do not currently forfeit their salary, per diem expense allowance, or
car allowance permanently during the time a budget is not passed even while budget delays
wreak havoc on local communities and contractors; and
WHEREAS, only two other states in the nation, like California, require a vote of two-thirds
or more of the State Senate and the State Assembly to pass a budget; and
WHEREAS, the two-thirds vote requirement to pass a state budget and related taxes fails
to keep spending in check; and
WHEREAS, legislators are threatened and punished if they do not follow the party; and
WHEREAS, partisan gridlock lead to huge deficits in weak economic times that force the
governor and Legislature to make massive cuts in education, health care, transportation, and
other essential public services and raise billons of taxes; and
WHEREAS, the Budget Accountability Act will enact a comprehensive reform of the State
budget process that will hold the Governor and the Legislature more accountable to the People of
California.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Ukiah hereby
endorses the Budget Accountability Act.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 6th day of August 2003, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Rodin
ABSTAIN: None
Councilmembers Andersen, Smith, Baldwin, and Mayor Larson
Eric Larson, Mayor
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Marie Ulvila, City Clerk
Resolution No. 2004-05
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