HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 83-012RESOLUTION NO. 83- 2
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, URGING THE STATE LEGISLTURE TO ADOPT A POLICY
DESIGNATING THAT ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING WHICH IS REALLOCATED
FOR ST'ATE PURPOSES SHOULD BE ALLOCATED FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT
"BAIL-OUT' FUNDS
WHEREAS, voters of the State of California overwhelmingly passed Proposition 13
and thereby severely reduced property tax revenues of many local governments
throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, the State's Treasury had a large surplus of unappropriated funds on
hand at the time Proposition 13 became effective; and
VHHEREAS, the State Legislature made a conscious decision to utilize the existing
State surplus to "bail out" cities, redevelopment agencies, and other local entities who
experienced large reductions in their property tax revenues; and
WHEREAS, these bail-out funds were designed as a temporary stop-gap measure
following passage of Proposition 13; and
WHEREAS, subventions have been a long established and traditional source of
funding for local governments; and
VUHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert has provided municipal services without
utitizing a 1oca1 property tax since its incorporation in 1973; and
WHEREAS, the efficient use of State subvention monies has been an effective
funding method to provide services to the citizens of Palm Desert; and
WHEREAS, as a"No Property Tax City", Palm Desert has never been eligible to
receive any of the bail-out funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, B� IT RESOLVED that the Palm Desert City Council urges
the State Legislature to establish the policy on leaving the subventions intact and
discontinue the practice of using State funds to bail out local agencies, and redirect those
"bail out" funds to reducing the State deficit.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the 27th day of January, 1983, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Jackson, Kelly, Snyder, Wilson ac Puluqi
NOES: None
ABSEN'T: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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SHEILA R. IGAN, CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESE , CALIFORNIA