HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2003-45RESOLUTION NO. 2003,45
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
SUPPORTING A STATEWIDE BALLOT
INITIATIVE TO REQUIRE VOTER
APPROVAL BEFORE STATE GOVERNMENT
MAY TAKE LOCAL TAX FUNDS.
WHEREAS, State government annually seizes over $800 million in city properry
tax funds (ERAF) statewide, costing cities over $6.9 billion in lost revenues over the past 12
years and seriously reducing resources available for locai public safety and other services; and
WHEREAS, in adopting the State budget this yeaz, the Legislature and Governor
appropriated local vehicle license fee backfill and redevelopment property tax funds that are
needed t o finance critical city services such as public safety, parks, street maintenance, housing
and economic development; and
WHEREAS, the deficit financing plan in the State budget depends on a local
properiy and sales tax swap that leaves city services vulnerable if the State's economic conditions
fails to improve; and
WIIEREAS, it is abundantly clear that State leaders will continue to use local tax
funds to balance the State budget unless the voters limit the power of the Legislature and
Governor to do so; and
WHEREAS, the voters of California are the best judges of whether local tax
funds should be diverted, confiscated, shifted or otherwise taken to finance an ever-expanding
State government; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of Voting Delegates of the League of
California Cities, at its September 10, 2003 meeting voted to sponsor a statewide ballot initiative
to empower the voters to limit the ability of State government to confiscate local tax funds to
fund State government; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities has requested that cities offer
support for a November, 2004, ballot initiative that will allow voters to decide whether State
government may appropriate local taac funds to fund State government operations and
responsibilities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE that the City hereby expresses its strong support for a
statewide ballot initiative to allow voters to decide whether local tas funds may be taken,
confiscated, shifted, diverted or otherwise used to fund State government operations and
responsibilities; and
Page Two - Resolution No. 2003-45
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Council and staff aze authorized to
provide impartial informational materials on the initiative as may be lawfully provided by the
City's representatives. No public funds sha11 be used to campaign for or against the initiative;
and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the residents of the City are encouraged to
become well informed on the initiative and its possible impacts on the critical local services on
which they rely; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the City Clerk is hereby directed to send a copy to
the Executive Director of the League of California Cities.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23`d day of September, 2003, by
the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
,~,., ,~~
VICHI KASAD, CMC, CITY CLERK/
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
BUCKLEY, HICKMAN, KELLEY, SCHIFFNER,
BRINLEY
NONE
NONE
NONE
CITY OF LAKE
APP OVED AS TO :/
e
~G~1~-
B ARA ZE LEIBOLD, CTTY ATTORNEY
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
YOR
STATE OF CALIFOliNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS:
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, VICHI KASAD, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore at a Regular Meeting of said Council on the
23RD day of September, 2003, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
BUCKLEY, HICKMAN, KELLEY,
SCHIFFNER, BRINLEY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
A STAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
~ ~ ~-~l
IC~CI KASAD, CMC, CITY CLERK/
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS:
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE)
NONE
NONE
NONE
I, VICHI KASAD, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 2003-45 of said Council, and that the same has not been amended or
repealed.
D TE: October 15, 2003
~v'l~ 1
ICHI KASAD, CMC, CITY CLERK/
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
(SEAL)