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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2195_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 2195 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS RELATIVE TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION OF THE INTEREST DERIVED FROM PUBLIC BONDS. WHEREAS, The State of California and the political subdivi- sions thereof have in the past and are now currently engaged in financing, through the issuance of bonds, needed public improvements such as the building of schools, highways, water, and sewer distri- bution systems and other projects for the promotion of the health, safety, and welfare of the people; and WHEREAS, The interest income which the owner derives from such bonds has in the past and is now currently exempt from the imposition of any federal income tax; and WHEREAS, The federal taxation of the interest of such bonds, as income, uo uld result in the curtailment of construction of needed public improvements, and would result in either an increase of taxes imposed by the State of California and any political subdivision there- of in order to pay higher interest costs, or the assumption by the federal government of the responsibility of financing such improvements; and WHEREAS, There is currently a national movement to permit the imposition of the ,federal income tax on the interest income from the bonds issued or to be issued by the several states and their political subdivisions; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the City Council of the City Redlands, That the City Council respectfully memorializes the President and the Congress of the United States to oppose any amendment of the Constitution of the United States, or any other action by the Congress of the United States, or the executive branch thereof, which would have the effect of subjecting the income from state and local bonds to a federal tax or to cause the tax to be increased because of such bond holdings by a taxpayer whether or not the increase is in fact titled a tax; and be it further RESOLVED, That the CITY CLERK of the City of Redlands is hereby directed to transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice-President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to each Senator and Representative from Calif- ornia in the Congress of the United States . ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 20th day of March 1962 . ()��X_)'� �no L X��� "I - Mayor of the City of Redlands ATTEST: City erk 7 APPROVED FOR FORM: /s/ Edward F. Taylor City AttWney