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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-106a ~ ~~ i ~+ t ~ © p~/ i. ~~~ ~ ~, ,~ Resolution No. of-io6 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' (CSAC), THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES', AND THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION'S JOINTLY SPONSORED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENllMEN"T TO PROT[?C'T LOCAL RI?t~I;N1F,S WHEREAS, the relationship between California counties and the state leas evolved to an unextricably linked partnet~ship ii1 providun~~ services to California citizens, as well as an unbalanced, complex fiscal relationship that has resliltcd uu the continued shift of property tax revenues to the state and diminished ability to raise local revenues:. and WHEREAS, since 1991-92. California counties have been diligently working with the Legislature to address the ongoung shift of property taz revenues away from local ~~ovcrnu~ents. now totaling $4 billion annually; and WHEREAS, counties have also participated in legislatuve efforts to reform the statellocal fiscal relationship, including the development of a comprehensive plan for reform that focused on fixing what is broken in the state/local fiscal relationship; and F~'HEREAS, tl~~ese efforts to address fundamental problems in the statellocal relationshup have not resulted in any meaningful, practical reforms in the leguslatuve arena to date; and WHEREAS, counties supported the efforts of the County of Sonoma in filing shit against the Commission on State Mandates for relief from the property tax shift; and WHEREAS, while counties prevailed at the superior court level, the appellate court ruled that, not only was the property tax shift not a mandate, but that the state could potentually shift other costs to counties without triggering a mandate claim; and WHEREAS, the California Supreme Court denied review of Coisnry of ~Sono~7za, et ul. v. C'onzmission on State 1~lundates, et crl., leaving the appellate decision to stand; and WHEREAS, only a constitutional amendment, approved by the voters, wall provide sufficient protection for future mandates or shifts of local revenues; and WHEREAS, since Nay-ember 2000, CSAC and the League of California Cities have peen working together to develop a constitutional amendment that requires the Legislature to reimburse local governments if the Legislature: increases local governments' share of cost of jointly funded programs; reallocates existing local government property and other locally collected revenues from one local government to another or to astate-created fwd; or fails to continue in the vehicle license fee (VLF) "backtill,~' the fine and forfeiture revenues under the Penal and Vehicle Codes, and revenues received under the 1Velfare and Institutions Code, and WHEREAS, the local government associations are meeting with traditional partners to ~~ain their support and plan campaign strategy; and WHEREAS, passage of this constitutional amendment ~~~ill rcyuirc the steadfast support and commitment of all California county supervisors and all elected and appointed county officials. l~~O~V THF,RF:FORF:, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board t~f Supervisors does herehv support the California State Association of Counties. and l.ca~~u~ of California Cities. and the Calili~rnia Special Districts Associations jointl}~ spculsored constitutional amC11di1lellt lU pl'oteCt local C'CVE:IlUCS and pledgCS aSSlStanCC to Illalie CCrlalll Its Cl'Clltllal SIICCCSS; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this collstit~ltional amendment is necessary to ensure the futt~~re fiscal health of California counties, cities. and special districts. PASSED ANll ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 25`x' day of September 2001 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors NOES: None ABS;E:N'I': None NOT VOTING: None Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Chair Josiassen _~~ l ,/ CU T JOSIASSEN, Chair -- ~ rd of Supervisors ATTEST: CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Deputy-~