HomeMy WebLinkAbout2448_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO . 2448
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF SENATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 17
ESTABLISHING A TELEPHONE COMPANY TAX IN LIEU OF FRANCHISE
WHEREAS , the telephone companies paid a franchise fee
for many years , as all other utilities , and this local
revenue source has been lost , and not replaced, nor have
consumers benefited by a proportionate reduction in rates ,
and
WHEREAS , all other utilities pay a franchise fee for
the special privilege of using public streets and sidewalks
for poles , wires , conduits and vaults , and simple equity
demands that telephone companies pay no more or no less than
other utilities for such privilege ,
WHEREAS, said constitutional amendment 17 establishes
tax in lieu of local business license taxes , and it is
impossible for cities and counties to dictate a measure should
be in lieu of state taxes , a violation of the right of the
State Legislature to levy any type of tax now or in the
future ..
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS ;
Section 1.
The City Council, for and on behalf of the people of
the City of Redlands , supports the passage of Senate
Constitutional Amendment 17 .
Section 2 .
That certified copies of this resolution be sent to
Governor Edmund. Ga Brown, Lt . Governor Glenn M. Anderson,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate Hugh M. Burns ; Assembly
Speaker Jesse M. Unruh; Senator Eugene Nesbit ; Assemblyman
Stuart Hinckley and Richard Carpenter, League of California
Cities .
Introduced, Approved and Adopted this 4th day of May, 1965 .
ATTEST: j
, sZ Waldo F. Burroughs
Mayor of the City of Redlands
City, Clerk,
City of Redlands