HomeMy WebLinkAbout2930_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 2930
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDL ANDS
REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TO REVISE THE MAN\ER IN WHICH SALES TAX REVENUES
ARE DISTRIBUTED
WHEREAS , sales tax revenues are distributed to cities within
which the sale occurs ; and
WHEREAS, many shopping centers attract non-resident customers
from market areas lying outside the boundaries of the City within
which the shopping facility is located and makes sales ; and
WHEREAS, it is fair and equitable that persons who pay the
sales tax should receive the benefits o--f:' sales tax revenues in
the form of goods and services furnished by the City within which
the persons reside; and
WHEREAS, it is the belief of the Redlands City Council that
fairness requires a change in the current manner by which sales tax
revenues are distributed.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Redlands hereby
requests that all sales tax revenues paid by residents of this State
should be distributed back to the local units of government on a
more equitable basis than is currently provided by law, and joins
with other interested cities in requesting that appropriate legis-
lation be adopted by the State of California in order to correct the
present injustice.
RESOLVED FURTHER that copies of this resolution shall be sent
to the League of California Cities for attention and legislative
action.
RESOLVED FURTHER that a copy of this resolution shall be sent
to members of the State Legislature from San Bernardi-no County in-
cluding the Honorable William Coombs , Senator ; the Honorable John
Quimby, Assemblyman; the Honorable Jerry Lewis, Assemblyman; and
the Honorable John Briggs , Assemblyman.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of March, 1972.
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