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RESOLUTION NO. 6398
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING A STATEWIDE
BALLOT INITIATIVE TO REQUiRE VOTER APPROVAL
BEFORE STATE GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE
LOCAL TAX FUNDS
WHEREAS, the State of California annually seizes over $800 million of city
property tax funds (ERAF) statewide, costing cities over $6.9 billion in lost
revenues over the past 12 years and seriously reducing resources available for
local public safety and other services; and
WHEREAS, in adopting the FY 2003-04 State budget the Governor and the
Legislature appropriated local vehicle license fee backfill and redevelopment
property tax funds that are needed to 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
property and sales tax swap that leaves city services vulnerable if the State's
economic condition fails to improve; and
WHEREAS, it is clear that State leaders will continue to use local tax funds
to balance the State budget unless the voters limit the power of the Governor and
the Legislature to do so; 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.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council expresses strong support for a statewide ballot
initiative to allow voters to decide whether local tax funds may be taken, confiscated,
shifted, diverted, or otherwise used to fund State government operations and
responsibilities.
SECTION 2. The City staff is authorized to provide impartial informational materials
on the initiative as may be lawfully provided, but no public funds shall be used to campaign
for or against the initiative.
SECTION 3. The residents of the City of Arcadia are encouraged to become well
informed on the initiative and its possible impacts on the critical local services upon which
they rely.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall forward a copy of this Resolution to the Executive
Director of the League of California Cities and to local legislative representatives.
Passed, approved and adopted this 21 st day of October, 2003.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney of the City of Arcadia
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STATE OF CALIF:ORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that
the foregoing Resolution No. 6398 was passed and adopted by the City Council ofthe
City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 21 st day of October, 2003 and that said Resolution
was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Chang, Kovacic, Marshall, Segal and Wuo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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