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COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
RCSOILItZOYt NO. 03-181
RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP TO HEAR I3ILL5
REGARDING THE VEHICLE LICENSE FEE I3ACKFILL TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, Senator Brulte has introduced SB 1 (SX) and Assembly Member Cox has
introduced AB 3 (SX) and Assembly Member Lowenthal has introduced AB 7 (SX), each of which
would provide an appropriation to backfill local governments for the loss of revenues from the
Vehicle License Fee (VLF) reduction; and
WHEREAS, strong bipartisan support exists in both houses of the Legislature to appropriate
funding to backfill the loss of VLF revenues historically provided to local government but none of
the hills have been set for hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Proposed Budget contains estimated
discretionary VLF revenues of $13.9 million and estimated realignment VLF revenues of $11.6
million, for a combined total of $25.5 million; and
WHEREAS, Butte County will only receive an estimated $8.2 million in combined VLF
revenues if the Legislature does not appropriate any backfill for the loss of revenues causing an
immediate deficit of $17.3 million; and
WHEREAS fifty percent (SO~Io) of the 2003-04 fiscal year has already elapsed, leaving only
one-half of a fiscal year in which to accommodate reduced revenues; and
WHEREAS the Butte County budget was adopted in reliance of receipt of the Vehicle
License Fee or a backfill, based upon bi-partisan assurances of the State of California and legal
obligations contained in the California Revenue and Taxation Code; and
WHEREAS, the VLF revenues historically comprise more than one-third of the County's
discretionary revenue and each year are used to fund State mandates and to provide for the most
basic public protection to the residents and visitors of Butte County; and
WHEREAS, a failure to receive a backfill of VLF revenues from the State Legislature will
force the Butte County Board of Supervisors to choose between funding State mandates or funding
the most basic and critical public safety services.
NOW, THEREFORE, I3E IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors supports the
backfill of Vehicle License Fee revenues by State appropriation to local government to help maintain
critical public safety services; and
BE IT FUR1'IIER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors urges the President pro
Tempore and the Speaker of the Assembly to expeditiously schedule the Vehicle Lieense Fee backfill
funding bills to be heard by both houses of the State Legislature.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte on this 16`''
day of December 2003 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Houx, Josiassen, Yamaguchi and Chair Beeler
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: Nonc
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R. ,]. HEELER, Chair
ATTEST:
PAUL MCINTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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Deputy