HomeMy WebLinkAbout18157 - RESOLUTIONS - 7/28/1993 • RESOLUTION NO. 18157
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING SB 1234 AND
REQUESTING STRONG- OPPOSITION BY THE STATE
ASSEMBLY AND THE GOVERNOR.
WHEREAS SB 1234 has been approved by 'the California Senate;
and
WI-dEREAS the stated purpose for SB 1234, as pant forth by its
authors, is to insure that serious dialogue will take place
relative to the realignment of fiscal and program relation-
ships between the state and local agencies in time for the
1994-95 fiscal year; and
WHEREAS SB 1234 would create a climate for serious discussion
and study of state-local program realignments, revenue
reallocations and government restructuring in California by
establishing a severe set of consequences on local government
if such study and legislative action would not occur, and
WHEREAS SB 1234 proposes, among other things, to "impound"
local government revenues effective July 1, 1994, unless a 12
member Joint Legislative Committee on Realigsanryent, created by
SB 1234, completes its study and report by March 1, 1994, and
until the Joint Committee's recommendations have been acted
upon by the Legislature and the Governor; and
WHEREAS over $33 billion in identified funds would not be
available to finance any state, local or school programs after
July 1, 1994 unless there is subsequent legislation addressing
the committee's recommendations.- and
WHEREAS the proposed impounded funds not available to local
agencies, amounting to over. $23 billion, would, be comprised of
property taxes, local sales taxes and vehicle license fees,
with an additional $10 billion of state taxes not
- , available to the state; and
WHEREAS such impoundment or sequestering of local funds would
cripple local government; and
WHEREAS SB 1234, by creating a 12 member Joint Legislative
Committee on Realignment, with 5 members froyaa each house of
the legislature, is further flawed because it is again a
unilateral state action with local government excluded from
the decision-making process; and
WHEREAS the City Council is shocked by, and vehemently opposed
to, SB 1234 which would try to generate serious discussion and
reform of the public service and finance structure in
California by capturing our local resources and holding such
resources and t-ae residents of our local communities hostage,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Palm Springs is strongly opposed to SB 1234 and requests
the State Assembly and the Governor to vigorously oppose SF
1234 .
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ADOPTED this 28th day of ___ July , 1993 .
AXES: Members Hodges, Lyons, Lieller-Spurgin, Schlendorf and Mayor Maryanov
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST-: CITY OF PP( INGS iC I �RNIA
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City Clerk it anage.
REVIEWED & APPROVED_
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