HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 98-054RESOLUTION NO. 98-54
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSES
PROPOSITION 226 DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT
ADMINISTR.ATIVE BURDEN AND COST TO ALL
CALIFORNIA TAXPAYING EMPLOYERS IN THE
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR
WHEREAS, Proposition 226 is an initiative on the June 2, 1998, ballot; and
WHEREAS, State Controller Kathleen Connell has stated that the initiative
"...will impose significant administrative burden and cost to all California ta�cpaying
employers — both in the public and private sector," and
WHEREAS, fizrthermore, the Controller has also stated that the State may have
to audit all deduction programs to determine which deducting entities (health, vision,
dental benefits providers, credit unions, etc.) Would be affected by the initiative
provision," and
WHEREAS, Proposition 226 would shut working Californians out of the political
process as soon as the November 1998 elections because the needless new bureaucratic
forms it mandates can probably not be developed and implemented prior to the general
election despite the Proposition taking effect on July 1, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 226 creates a new and different set of rules for working
Californians while allowing business and corporations to operate under the old rules
therefore further tipping the balance of power, and
WHEREAS, nearly sixty percent of the funding for Proposition 226 comes from
out-of-state interests that have other political agendas including enacting school vouchers,
eliminating social security and cutting Medicare.
THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City of Palm Desert shall adamantly oppose
Proposition 226 on the June 2, 1998, ballot.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, California, this � 4 th day of rtay , 1998, by the following vote, to wit:
A�S: Crites, Ferguson, Kelly, Spiegel, Benson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
BSTAIN: None
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Je son, Mayor
Sheila R. Gilligan, Direc,�r of Community Affairs/City
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: