HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2691 RESOLUTION NO. 2691
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
CONCERNING STATE BUDGET ACTIONS - SB2557
WHEREAS, after the longest budget stalemate in California's history,
the Government and Cal fornia 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
res onsibilities for carrying out state programs, while cities are in
a d~fferent business of providing local are
municipal services which
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 subseguently 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
passa e of SB 2557, which 1) directed counties to charge cities,
schoo~ districts and special districts for the county function of
administering the property tax; 2) authorized counties to charge
cities for bookin prisoners arrested by city employees; and 3)
allowed counties ~o 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 re~lace cuts in state revenue for counties that should
have funded s ate 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.
repeal of SB 2557 t o i from the state budget
process; and support alternatives that will provide adequate long-
term funding for cities and counties.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the
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Saratoga City Council at a meeting eld the 7th day of November,
1990, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Anderson, Clevenger, Kohler, Monia, and Mayor Stutzman
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: