HomeMy WebLinkAbout2886_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION No. 2886
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS SUPPORTING
THE PRESIDENT'S FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING PROGRAM
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS hereby
ordains and resolves as follows:
WHEREAS, the expansion of the Federal Government in
recent decades has decreased the ability of local govern-
ments to meet their responsibilities ; and
WHEREAS , this situation has , in part, been a result
of the Federal pre-eruption of the income tax as a revenue
measure; and
WHEREAS , the major revenue sources of local govern-
ments - sales and property taxes - are rapidly reaching
their maximum acceptable limit; and
WHEREAS , this deficiency in the power to collect
revenue has combined with the ever increasing demand for
public services to bring many local governments to the brink
of bankruptcy; and
WHEREAS, the concept of Federal general revenue
sharing with local governments has been supported by an
impressive group of national , state and local leaders and
organizations as an effective means of assisting in the
resolution of this crucial problem;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Redlands, meeting this lst day of June, 1971,
does declare its strong support for the President' s proposed
Federal general revenue sharing program, and urgently re-
quests the continuation of bi-partisan efforts in the Congress
of the United States to promptly enact this much needed
legislation.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED the lst day of June, 1971.
ATTEST:
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,L?Ldyor of the City of _Re&1_anas
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APPROVED FOR FORM
sl Edward F. Tavlor
City Attorney