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RESOL~ON NO. 91- 25
RESOI~TTON TO SUPPORT LONG-TEP~ FUNDNG
FOR CITIES ~qD COUNTIES PROTECTION FRC~
THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS ~ TO REP~ SENATE B~,T, 2557
WHEREAS, after the longest budget stalemate in California's history,
I 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, the Governor and California Legislature have shifted state
and county financial responsibilities to cities; 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, these shifts of city revenues to counties were specifically
enacted to replace cuts in state revenue for counties that should have
funded state responsibilities carried out by counties; and
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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
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Ukiah supports the repeal
of SB 2557 and the protection of cities from the state budget process; and
support alternatives that will provide adequate long-term funding for
cities and counties.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of October , 1990, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McMichael, Wattenburger, Shoemaker, Schneiter and
Mayor Henderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Co~een B. Henderson