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RESOLUTION NO. 4297
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT KNOWN
AS PROPOSITION 14.
WHEREAS, Proposition 14 would unrealistically limit the
power of elected local officials and the local electorate to levy
property taxes and create indebtedness for the benefit of their
communities; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 14 will seriously weaken local self-
government by removing the ability of cities and school districts
to adequately finance needed services and facilities; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 14 will also remove the ability of
the State Legislature to deal effectively with revenue and taxation
matters by freezing critically deficient requirements into the
Constitution; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 14 includes substantial increases
in State taxes and will require still further substantial increases
by the State Legislature to replace a $1.2 billion deficit which
the initiative creates; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 14 will create a chaotic situation
threatening ongoing city and school activities as well as preventing
orderly, long-t,erm development; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 14 is opposed by Governor Ronald
Reagan, the California School Boards Association, the California
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