CC RES 2010-098 RESOLUTION NO. 2010- 98
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES IN OPPOSITION OF PROPOSITION 26 PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: STATE AND LOCAL FEES AND
CHARGES: VOTE REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.
WHEREAS, cities are the economic engine of California and the vitality of cities and
the state's economic recovery is dependant on their fiscal stability and local autonomy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes supports protecting local control and
funding for vital local services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has had to cut its recent budget by 1.5
percent to ensure a balanced budget, and that unwarranted fiscal limitations imposed on our
community will lead to additional hardship and reduced services for our city's residents; and
WHEREAS, all local taxes, assessments, and property-related fees(such as for water
and sewer services) already are required to be subject to local voter approvals; and
WHEREAS, similar voter approval requirements do not apply to tax increases
proposed by the state legislature.
WHEREAS, local governments have made the necessary cuts and enacted local
balanced budgets on time, which has not been the practice of the state legislature; and
WHEREAS, the state legislature has repeatedly sought to raid local funding rather
that adopt balanced budgets that reflect the state's resources; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 26 on the November 2, 2010, California state ballot—while
attempting to address the authority of the state legislature to raise revenue— overreaches
and seeks to impose additional and unjustified constraints on local governments; and
WHEREAS, by arbitrarily imposing a new definition of "taxes" applicable to local
government in the state Constitution, Proposition 26, if approved, will invite additional
litigation and destabilize existing funding for local public safety, health, transportation, and
environmental protection; now,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes opposes Proposition
26 on the November 2, 2010, California state ballot.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 19th day of Octob- 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2010-98 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting held on October 19, 2010.
I/
City Clerk
Resolution No. 2010-98
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