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WHEREAS, the State of California budget for the 1993-1994 fiscal year
contemplates the diversion of local property tax revenue from local public
entities to the State of California for state purposes; and
WHEREAS, said diversion contemplates a partial "back-filling" of such
local revenues by extending for six months (from July 1, 1993 through
December 31, 1993) the states's existing temporary 1/2 cent sales and use tax
and acknowledges the possibility of the sales and use tax rate continuing at
the same level thereafter upon passage of Senate Constitutional Amendment 1
at the special statewide election to be held on November 2, 1993; and
WHEREAS, the state has created the Local Public Safety Fund and provided
far revenues to be deposited therein from said 1/2 cent sales and use taxes,
which revenues may only be appropriated for public safety services; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte has taken
action to qualify for allocation of such revenues; and
WHEREAS, said revenue diversion and back-filling are of concern to the
Board of Supervisors and citizens of Butte County because the "back-filling"
is incomplete and inadequate and because it is not known whether or not
Senate Constitutional Amendment 1 will be approved by the voters; and
WHEREAS, said diversion also creates concerns that additional local
revenues and different types of local revenues may be diverted to state
purposes in the future.
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RESOLUTION URGING RETENTION OF LOCAL TAX
AND ASSESSMENT REVENUES FOR LOCAL PURPOSES
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature and Governor of the
State of California be and are hereby urged to protect all presently existing
local revenue sources, including all revenues derived from the extension or
continuation of the 1/2 cent sales and use tax for local purposes and
specifically far public safety services and to exclude all such revenue from
calculations used by the state in determining the amounts of any future funds
which the state might divert from local to state purposes in the future.
BE iT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature and Governor be and are
hereby urged to take action to protect traditional sources of revenue for
local government purposes including the provision of public safety services,
so that local government may rely on such sources of revenue in making sound
plans for their agencies and their citizens.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 27th
day of July, 1.993, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Meyer, Dolan, McLaughlin, Thomas and Chaa.r Houx
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING : None l
MARY NE HOUX, Chair of the
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN BLACKLOCK
Chief Administ tive Officer
and C erk of t Board
By a.~ '~.
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