HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 90-177RESOLUTION NO. 90-177
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
RELATING TO STATE BUDGET ACTIONS AND URGING 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 by the Council of the City of Lodi
that the City of Lodi support the repeal of SB 2557 and the protection
of cities from the State budget process; and support alternatives that
will provide adequate long-term funding for both cities and counties.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Lodi this 28th
day of November, 1990, by the following vote on roll call:
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Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Councilmembers: Hinchman, Olson, Pinkerton,
Reid and Snider (Mayor)
Councilmembers: None
Councilmembers: None
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JOHN R. SNIDER
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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ICE M. EIMCHE
TY CLERK
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