HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 133-90 SupportRepealSB2557RESOLUTION NO. 133 - 90
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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
cost 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
public 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 Council of the
City of Dublin supports the repeal of SB 2557 and the protection of
cities from the state budget process; and supports alternatives that
will provide long-term funding for both cities and counties.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 29th day of October, 1990
AYES:
Councilmembers Hegarty, Jeffery, Snyder, Vonheeder,
and Mayor Moffatt
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: