HomeMy WebLinkAbout77-035RESOLUTION NOo 77-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA URGING THE STATE
LEGISLATURE TO RETURN TO PRIOR FORMULA
OF 20% DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL STATE SALES
AND USE TAX REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE
STATE AND DISTRIBUTED TO CITIES
WHEREAS, the State of California in 1974 increased the
State Sales and Use Tax from 5~ to 6~ a 20% increase; and
WHEREAS, Santa Ana's and other cities' share of the
State Sales and Use Tax remained at 1~, thus, in effect, re-
ducing the cities' share from 20% to 16-2/3% of the total Sales
and Use Tax revenues; and
WHEREAS, Santa Ana and other California cities have
increasingly found themselves with shortages of general fund
revenues; and
WHEREAS, the State has continued to impose mandated
costs upon cities, thus even further overburdening existing
general fund revenues;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Santa Ana urges the State Legislature to pass legis-
lation providing that the share of State Sales and Use Tax rev-
enues distributed to cities be returned from 16-2/3% to 20%; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Santa Ana that the Clerk of the Council is hereby authorized
and instructed to transmit copies of this resolution to State
legislators representing the City of Santa Ana as well as to the
League of California Cities and the City Councils of each city
in Orange County.
ADOPTED this 7th day of March , 1977 by
the following vote to wit:
AYES:
COUNCILMEN: Yamamoto, Bricken, Ortiz, Evans
NOES:
COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN: Garthe, Brandt, Ward
ATTEST:
VICE MAYOR
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY