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RESOLUTION NO. 1226
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A RESOLUTION OF TEE Crry COUNCIL
OF TEE Crry OF ELSINORE ENDORSING
ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 29
RELATIVE TO GOVERNMENTAL TAX
SHARING.
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3 WHEREAS, In the division of governmental fUnctions among local,
4 state and federal bodies in the. United States the exercise of powers
5 at various levels is insepara,bly related to the distribution of taxing
6 authority; and
7 WHEREAS, The larger the percentage of total tax revenue collected
8 at aQy one level the greater will be the power of that government; and
9 WHEREAS, Today the federal government I s share of total taxes
10 far exceeds the total combined share for state and local governments; and
11 WHEREAS, If present tax trends continue, local governments will
12 not be able to meet public demands for more and better schools, high-
13 ways, health facilities, police protection and other similar services
14 without severe strains upon their respective economies; and
15 WHEREAS, The latest federal budget lists approximately 85 local
16 grant-in-aid activities and, as a consequence, these programs are
17 beginning to exceed the level of manageability; and
18 WHEREAS, The dollar value of grant-in-aid programs has increased
19 from $3.1 billion a decade ago to more than $15 billion this year and
20 the continued growth of such programs makes state and local governments
21 even more dependent upon the federal government; and
22 LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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AJR 29, as amended, Monagan (Rls.). Governmental tax sharing.
24 Memorializes Congress to enact a workable and realistic tax-sharing
25 program in order to make more tax funds a.vailable to the state and
26 local governments.
27 WHEREAS, Such programs often force the states to spend tax money
28 excessively in certain areas in order to match the allpca.tion of federal
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30 WHEREAS, It is vital and essential to strengthen state and local
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1 selr-government; now, there~oreJ be it
2 RESLOVED BY TEE Cny COUNCIL OF THE em OF ELSINORE, STATE OF
3 CALIFORNIA, that it endorses the basic principle or tax sharing in
4 orq,er to make additional revenues available to the state; and be it
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6 RESOLVED, That the Congress of the United States is urged to
1 enact a workable and realistic tax-sharing program, with consideration
8 given to the following alternatives; tax rebates, unrestricted block
9 grants, federal tax credits against state and local taxes or a transfer
10 of tax sources from the federal to the state and local level; and be it
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12 RESOLVED, That the City Clerk of the City of Elsinore is directed
13 to transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President
14 of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives o~ the
15 United States, and to each Senator and Representative from California
16 in the Congress of the United States.
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APPROVED, this 11th day of September, 1967
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