Resolution 12928CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12928
SUPPORTING THE CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE
TO ALLOW A VOTER OPTION FOR
REDISTRIBUTION OF TAXES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, cities only receive 12-96- of the statewide
property taxes paid, only 13.896- of the statewide sales taxes, and
no income taxes; and
WHEREAS, most cities have significant service obligations
in the areas of public safety, infrastructure maintenance, parks
maintenance, capital improvements, building code enforcement, and
library services; and
WHEREAS, taxpayers have demanded that government be held
Co accountable, control government spending, and that taxpayers get a
wireturn on their tax dollar investment in the form of local
0 services; and
to 2, 0
WHEREAS, the current distribution of taxes threatens the
provisions of services provided by local government and has led to
a concern amongst taxpayers as to where their tax dollars are
going; and
WHEREAS, in 1996 and 1997, about 300 cities supported
legislation to redistribute one percent of sales taxes from the
state to cities and counties to respond to the aforemention
problems and concerns; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature did not pass the proposed
legislation and insodoing denied both cities and counties the
opportunity to establish a permanent and dependable revenue source
out of existing tax dollars; and
WHEREAS, by not passing the proposed legislation this
last year, the State Legislature denied voters of the option to
redistribute revenue from the state to local government to meet
local service needs as may be desired by local taxpayers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of
the City of Alameda does hereby support the Constitutional
Initiative entitled "Voter Option to Redistribute Taxes to Local
Government Act" as introduced to the Attorney General's Office by
the California Caucus for Cities and Schools.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council
of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 16th
day of September , 1997, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Kerr, Lucas
and President Appezzato - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None,
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 17th day of September , 1997.
Dia Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda