HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-161WHEREAS, the fiscal year 1993-94 state budget shifted
$2.6 billion in local property taxes away from local governments;
and
WHEREAS, the state budget shifted $9.1 million in local
property tax away from Butte County, and
WHEREAS, Butte County considers public safety spending a
top priority for local government; and
WHEREAS, allowing 1/2 cent of existing sales tax to
continue, through the passage of Proposition 172, would provide
approximately $7.4 million per year in Butte County for local
public safety activities including sheriff, fire protection,
district attorney, and jail operations, and
WHEREAS, the County of Butte is dedicated to the safety
of its citizens and w~.ll continue to set priorities which provide
for those basic needs.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Butte
supports the passage of Proposition 172 on the November 1992 state
ballot.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of
Supervisors on this 26th day of October, 1993 by the following
vote:
AYES: Superva.sors Meyer, Dolan, McLaughlin, Thomas and Cha3.x roux
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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MARY HOIIS, Chair, Butt County
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of a Board of Supervisors
RESOLIITION IN SIIPPORT OF PROPOSITION 172
LOCAL PIIBLIC SAFETY PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT AGT OF 1993