HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-40RESOLUTION NO. 91-40
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF UKIAH URGING THE
COUNTY OF MENDOCINO TO SUPPORT THE REPEAL
OF SB 2557 AND THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
CITIES VEHICLE LICENSE FEE EXTENSION PROPOSAL
WHEREAS, after the longest budget stalemate in California's history,
the Governor and California Legislature finally enacted a 1990/91 budget
package that shifts state and county costs to cities, and diverts city
revenues to finance state/county responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, counties are an administrative arm of the state with
responsibilities for carrying out state programs, while cities are in a
different business of providing local municipal services which are
determined locally and have no responsibility or authority for
administering state or county programs; and
WHEREAS, all 457 cities in California balanced their budgets only to
find their budgets were subsequently thrown out of balance by cost shifts
and revenue losses designed to balance the budget of the state and
WHEREAS, the actions in the state budget package were enacted by
passage of SB 2557, which (1) directed counties to charge cities, school
districts, and special districts for the county function of administering
the property tax; (2) authorized counties to charge cities for booking
prisoners arrested by city employees; and (3) allowed counties to retain
property tax revenues that should otherwise go to 90 "No and Low Tax
Cities"; and
WHEREAS, the Governor and California Legislature have avoided their
financial responsibilities by enacting measures that are poor public
policy, which rob from one local government to finance another, and result
in no real solution to the continuing financial problems facing all levels
of government in California; now
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities has proposed an alternative
long-term funding source to assist the counties' deficit problems by
extending the Vehicle License Fee (VLF) depreciation schedule to require
the rate now paid in the first and second years to also be paid in the
third year; and
WHEREAS, the voters adopted a constitutional amendment guaranteeing
and protecting the VLF as a revenue for cities and counties; and
WHEREAS, the VLF is a stable, growing, and collectible source of
revenue as compared to the property tax administration and booking fee
revenues; and
WHEREAS, the imposition of property tax administration and jail
booking fees would create a severe financial hardship on the City and
citizens of Ukiah;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Ukiah urges the County's
support in repeal of those provisions of SB 2557 covering property tax
administration and booking fees and the County's support of the League of
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California Cities proposed alternative funding source which is the
extension of the VLF for an additional year. Though the City Council
recognizes that the County Supervisors Association of California (CSAC)
has not officially supported this alternative funding source, the City
asks the County of Mendocino to make a separate and independent decision
and action by supporting this reliable, growing, and collectible VLF
source of revenue propoSal as presented by the League of California
Cities.
PASSED MD ADOPTED this 15th day of 0anuary , 1991, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilm~bers McMichael, Wattenburger, Shoemaker, ~hneiter and Mayor
NOES: None ~ ~ f ' Henderson
ABSENT: ~e/ ~~~~~ B. Henderson
ATTEST~~~~,~~~ ~ ~leen
R:SRES/SB 25~ ~
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