HomeMy WebLinkAbout4708_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 4708
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
SUPPORTING THE REPEAL OF SB 2557
WHEREAS, after the longest budget stalemate in California's history,
the Governor and California Legislature finally enacted a 1990-91 budget
package that shifts state and county costs to cities, and diverts city
revenues to finance state/county responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, counties are an administrative arm of the state with
responsibilities for carrying out state programs, while cities are in a different
business of providing local municipal services which are determined locally
and have no responsibility or authority for administering state or county
programs; and
WHEREAS, the Governor and California Legislature have shifted state
and county financial responsibilities to cities; and.
WHEREAS, all 457 cities in California balanced their budgets only to
find their budgets were subsequently thrown out of balance by costs shifts
and revenue losses designed to balance the budget of the state; and
WHEREAS, the actions in the State budget package were enacted by
passage of SB 2557, which (1) directed counties to charge cities, school
districts and special districts for the county function of administering the
property tax; (2) authorized counties to charge cities for booking prisoners
arrested by city employees; and (3) allowed counties to retain property tax
revenues that should otherwise go to 90 "No and Low Tax Cities"; and
WHEREAS, these shifts of city revenues to counties were specifically
enacted to replace cuts in state revenue for counties that should have funded
state responsibilities carried out by counties; and
WHEREAS, the Governor and California Legislature have avoided their
financial responsibilities by enacting measures that are poor policy, which rob
from one local government to finance another, and result in no real solution
to the continuing financial problems facing all levels of government in
California;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Redlands
supports the repeal of SB 2557 and the protection of cities from the state
budget process; and supports alternatives that will provide adequate long-
term funding for cities and counties.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED, this 16th day of October, 1990.
ATTEST: " aydr of the 50f./, dlands
Deputy City Clerk
I, Beatrice Sanchez, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 16th day of October, 1990, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Beswick, Cunningham, Larson, Milson;
Mayor DeMirjyn
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Deputy City Clerk