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RE Modestols Resolution No. 81-361, entitled, -A
PRIORITIZATION Resolution of the City Council of
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OF MUNICIPAL Modesto Regarding State of California Prioriti-
SERVICES nation of Municipal Services'.
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RESOLUTION N0.81-351
A RESOLUTION OF THE.CITY'COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MODESTO REGARDING STATE OF C ALMRNIA
PRIORITIZATION OF MUNICIPAL. SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Governor of California has submitted a proposed 1981-82 State
Budget to the Legislature which would sharply reduce revenues to cities of this
State and change the distribution of property taxes now supporting city governments
in California; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's Budget proposal maintains State programs through
funding caseload and workload increases, price adjustments, merit salary increases
nad partial cost of living increases, and provides new spending for prisons, pesti-
cides., toxic materials, earthquake readiness, and conservation and economic invest -
meats while reducing revenues to local governments which will necessitate major
program cuts in basic city services; and
WHEREAS, the Governoi's Budget proposal shifts $920 dsillion in propex7t7 tam
avay frot cities and counties to fund State programs clearly in contravention of
the philosophy that property tax should be used for property related purposes, such
as police, fire and street maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's Budget proposes to use $250 million shifted from
city and county revenues to restore the monetary reserve of the State Goverumen t
while cities are losing reserves and reducing basic services, such as police, fire,
street maintenance. park maintenance and street lighting to meet revenue reductions;
and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 has removed almost all revenue raising authority from
.city councils and placed the financing of city government largely in the hands of
the State of California.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Modesto
does hereby oppose the Governor's proposed 1981-82 Budget as totally inadequate in
addressing the service needs of this City, Stanislaus County, the School District
serving the children of this City, and special districts providing services to
residents of this City; and
BE IT' EURTRER R$SOLVY:D thst�� th� itjt'e .-T,egislature take immediate steps to
develop a 1981-82 State Budget`t4iat will provide the following:
1. Design the cuts in revenueb so as to leave Ill categories of agencies from the
State Government to the•. s:aa?llest local distiiict with the same approximate un-
restricted revenue grovth!-Itin 1981-82.
2. Eliminate the deflator mechanism of AB 8.(1979) which has proved totally un-
vorkable and oppose any new government financing measure which contains a
"deflator" mechanism permitting local funding to be withdrawn Without a vote of
the Legislature.
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3. Retain property ta* a local government revenueuse local government a
sesvices-are property related and because the property tax can provide as ia-
ceative for. cities, counties and districts to seek new construction and growth.
f 4. .Otilite a sore equitable method than the Governor's budget formula now contained
In SB Ill/AB 251 which is based on the amount of bail-out assistance received
under AB 8 to allocate reductions in revenues to local government agencies in
1981-82.
S. Eliminate the Governor's $120 million law enforcement and crime preventtiou
initiative. The initiative redirects money away from lav enforcement in cities
to State projects and forces counties to channel money which could be spent.
locally for jails through the State Government at a time when. the withdrawal of z.
such now7 • frog- local agencies will cause reduction -of lav enforcement pmogums
at the city level
BE Tr FURMM RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to send copies
of this resolution to the Governor of California, to the State Legislators repre—
senting the- people of this City, to the League of California Cities; and to the
cities of the Central Valley Division of the League of California Cities.
The foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the Cooncil
of the City of Modesto held oa the Sth day of May, 1981, by Couau m..m;: *& Lang ,
who moved its adoption, which motion being duly seconded by Counc lmn6ar Bright ,
vasuponroll call carried and the resolution adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bright, Elliott, Lang, Muratore, Patterson,
Siefkin, Mayor Mensinger
DORS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Bone
ATTEST: -
NORRm Colmr, City Claris
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