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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 95-086RESOLUTION NO. 95-86 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT DECLARING THE NEED FOR AND SUPPORT OF THE BRADLEY-BURNS BILL OF RIGHTS WHEREAS, the Bradley -Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law provides for administration of local sales and use tax by the Board of Equalization pursuant to a statewide contract; and WHEREAS, sales and use tax has become the primary source of local government general revenue for most of California's cities and is a major source of revenue for California's counties; and WHEREAS, cities and counties contract with and pay a significant fee to the Board of Equalization for administration of their sales and use ax, a most important component of local government financing; and WHEREAS, these disputes, which often go unresolved, may involve either simple factual disagreements or administrative policies applied by Board of Equalization staff without statutory, regulatory, contractual or Board Member support; and WHEREAS, there are no established procedures whereby a contracting local jurisdiction can seek to resolve such disputes; and WHEREAS, the establishment of clear and specific rights of contracting local jurisdictions and a formal dispute resolution process will help to promote fair, equitable and responsive administration of local sales and use tax by Board of Equalization staff. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the BRADELY-BURNS BILL OF RIGHTS is a necessary set of tenets which should be recognized by the Board of Equalization and the State of California; and 2. That the Board of Equalization should adopt the appropriate resolutions or regulations to enact the provisions of the BRADLEY-BURNS BILL OF RIGHTS. RESOLUTION NO. 95-86 1995. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 14th DAY OF SEPTEMBER AYES: BENSON, KELLY, SNYDER, SPIEGEL NOES: NONE ABSENT: CRITES ABSTAIN: NONE WALTER H. SNYDER, MAYO City of Palm Desert, California ATTEST: SHEILA R. L GAN, O ' CLERK City of Palm Desert, C.1' .rnia O-TEMPORE