Resolution 09741CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 9741
OPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL 2418 CONCERNING TRANSFER OF
INCREASED PROPERTY TAXES TO SCHOOLS
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2418, as proposed, would permit
school districts to propose to the voters a shift of up to one -
half of the annual growth in property tax revenues from cities,
counties and special districts to a school district; and
WHEREAS, AB 2418 proposes that the voters could increase
the revenue limit for each school district by -a transfer of
property tax revenues from local government to schools; and
WHEREAS, such a vote would not be
and therefore could be approved by a majo
a two- thirds vote; and
ons
ity
dered a tax increase_
vote rather than
WHEREAS, AB 2418 would not permit cities or counties to
propose a comparable shift in tho opposite direction, nor does
it provide for a means of making up this revenue loss; and
REAS, AB 2418 would force cities and counties to battle
over a very limited revenue source; and
WHEREAS, adequate and long -term financial resources are
needed by each level of government;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ALAMEDA that said Council opposes AB 2418 as a completely
inadequate plan for the funding of schools and local government;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby
directed to forward copies of this resolution' to Governor Jerry
Brown, Chairs of the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
Assemblyman Elihu Harris and State Senator Nicholas C. Petris.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 4as
duly and regularly introduced and adopted by the Council of the City of
Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 20th day of April
1982, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Diament, Gorman, Sherratt, Stone and President Corica - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
of said City this 21st day of April , 1982.
City Clerk of e Ci
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