HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-44RESOLUTION NO. 91-44
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH
SUPPORTING THE CIRCULATION OF REFERENDUM PETITIONS
TO COMPEL ELECTION ON COUNTY ORDINANCES IMPOSING
PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION AND JAIL BOOKING FEES ON
CITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
~HEREAS:
1. Mendocino County has adopted an ordinance imposing fees
on cities, school districts and special districts within the
county for collecting property taxes, and an ordinance imposing
fees on cities for booking prisoners at the county jail who are
arrested by city police; and
2. The county already receives 40% of the property taxes
paid by residents of the City of Ukiah (as compared to 12%
received by the City) to provide such services as property tax
administration and operating the county jail; and
3. These fees are imposed retroactively to July 1, 1990,
and have not been considered by the affected agencies in approv-
ing their budgets for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1990; and
4. Paying these unanticipated fees will force all the af-
fected agencies to reduce services, in effect passing the burden
of these fees onto the taxpayers who they serve; and
5. The cities, school districts and special districts have
proposed to Mendocino County alternative ways to increase its
revenues without imposing these hardships and without otherwise
raising taxes within the county; and
6. The City Council of the City of Ukiah believes that the
voters of Mendocino County have a right to vote on whether the
cities, school districts and special districts in Mendocino
County should be required to pay Mendocino County additional fees
to administer property taxes and to book prisoners at the county
jail;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. the City Council of the City of Ukiah hereby supports
the circulation of referendum petitions to obtain the necessary
signatures to require the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
to either rescind the ordinances or to place the ordinances on
the ballot at a special or general election not sooner than 88
days after the petitions are filed with Mendocino County Clerk;
and
2. the City of Ukiah, individual Councilmembers and others
interested in this issue are encouraged to work together to as-
sist in any way legally allowed to obtain the necessary signa-
tures.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of February 1991, by the
following roll call vote:
AYE S:
Henderson
NOES: None
Councilmembers McMichael, Wattenburger, Shoemaker, Schneiter and Mayor
ABSENT: None
Ma~or