HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 88-030RESOLUTION N0. 88• �
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCII OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT DESIGNATING A CITY CONSULTANT
AS THE AUTHORIZED CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO
EXAMINE SALES AND USE TAX RECORDS.
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code
Sections 7<<)4, et seq., the City of Palm Desert has adopted a
sales and u5e ta:< ordinance which imposes a tax and provides a
measure therefore that can be administered and collected by the
State Board of Equali�ation along the same and existing statutory
and administrative procedures followed by the State Board of
Equalization in administering and collecting the California State
Sales and Use Ta:<:es; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to California kevenue and Taxation Code
Section 7056, the City of Falm Desert, by resolution, �eay
designate any officer, employee or any other person to exaa�ine
all of the sales �nd use tax records of the Board pertaining to
5ales and use t��:es collected for the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert has entered into an
agreement for sales ta::<: audit and information services with the
firm of MUNICIPAL RESDURCE CONSULTANTS, A partnership of JOHN
AUSTIN and ALLEN CHAkk:OW, to designate JOHN AUSTIN and ALLEN
CHARKOW o� MUNICIPA� RESOURCE CONSULTANTS as the authorized City
representatives to e;::amine such sales ta::<: records maintained by
the Board on behalf of the City of Palm Desert; and,
WHEFEAS, all leaal prerequisites prior ta the adoption of
this Resolution have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, E�E IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Palm Desert, as follows:
Section 1: In al l respects as set forth in the
recitals, Part A, of this Resolution.
Section � The City Counci 1 of the City of Palm
Desert hereby certifies to the State Poard of Equalization th�t
JONN AIJSTIN and ALLEN cHa�row of MUNICIRAL RESOUFCE CONSt1LTANTS
are the designated represer�fative5 of the City of Palm Desert to
ex.amine all of the sales and use ta;; records of the Esoard
pertaininq to salo5 3nd use ta;:es collected by the Board on
behalf of the Citv �r Pal�� Desert.
Section = FurSuant to i.alifornia Revenue and
Ta;�:ation Codz Section 7;>5h�b), this Coun�il hereby certifies that
MUNICIF'AL FESOURCE CCiN�UL�ANTS, a p�rtr�ership of JOHN AUSTIN and
ALLEN CHARK.OW (herein�fter reterred to as "CONSU�TANT") rneets ali
of the fol lowing c�ndit ior;s:
a. ��]NSULTAP�i ha= an e-istinq contr�ct with the
C I� Y to e:�<amine sa:�= * a.� rec�rds;
b. CiiNS!JLTHNT ls recuired by that contract to
disclose informa�i�^ contained in, ��� ��eriveC from, those sales
ta�::: records only to zn orr"i�er ��r �n,; lo;ee of the CITY who is
3�!thOY'l�ed bv re=oi�_�*ion ro P?R�ir� *_n�� info�mation•
�, =nrdSLii.THNT �__ r��c�:ibited by that contract
*rom p�rforming �or-�;�_ilting serviCE- t0!' a retailer d�iring the
term of the cuntra�t� ar�d,
d, C�7NSULTaNT i=, prorib:ted by the contr�ct from
retaining the inforr,,ation cont�ine�� in, or derived fro�n, those
s�les ta.-: recorcis afr�r the contract=_ ha�•e er..pired.
Section 4: The City �lerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Resol�_ition.
PASSEL�, AF'F'kGVEU and ADOFTEU this lOth day of March ,
ly��, by the following vote, to wzt=
A YES � CRITES, KELLY, SNYDER, WILSON, BENSON
NOES� NONE
AE�SENT: NONE
AbSTAIN: NONE 1 �
�..�liti�-- � 'K�
J�F�fJ M. BENSON, MAYOR
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SHEILA R. GILLIG , CITr ERt
CITY �F F�ALM UESERT, CAL'- FORr�IF�