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RESOLUTION NO. 3555
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, IN
OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED ELIMINATION
OF LOCAL TAXES FROM LIST OF DEDUCTIONS
ON FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That real property taxes constitute an indis-
pensable source of income for California municipalities. That a
failure to fully exempt from federal income taxation the amount paid
for real property taxes would constitute double taxation and impose
an unreasonable burden upon the local home-owner taxpayer. That for
decades the amounts paid for local real property taxes have been de-
ductible items in federal income tax returns; that a removal of local
real property taxes from the list of deductible items in federal in-
come tax returns would be manifestly unfair to the taxpayer and would
have serious effeet on the ability of local government to finance
their normal operations.
SECTION 2. That this City Council does hereby express its
firm and continued opposition to any legislative proposal the purpose
or effect of which will be to omit wholly or partially from the list
of deductible items on the federal income tax returns amounts paid
for local real property taxes.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution and shall forward certified copies to the League
of California Cities and to Senators Kuchel and Engle.
I HEREffi~ CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
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on the 19th day of February, 1963, by the affirmative vote of at
least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Balser, Phillips, Reibo1d, Turner and
Butterworth
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ty Clerk of the Ci y of Arcadia ./
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 19th day of February, 1963.
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~Mayor of the C ty of Arca ia
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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