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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1996-18464 RESOLUTION NO. 18464 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA INSTITUTING AN AUDIT PROCEEDING OF THE CITY'S GAS, ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE UTILITY USERS TAX, DESIGNATING MUNICIPAL RESOURCE CONSULTANTS AS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY FOR CONDUCTING THE AUDIT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS FOR THIS PURPOSE WHEREAS, the City derives substantial revenues from its utility users taxes and franchise fees; and WHEREAS, it is prudent and appropriate that the City perform a periodic audit of those persons or entities responsible for the collection and/or payment of utility users taxes to the City; and WHEREAS, in order to ~:onduct a thorough and efficient audit, the City requires reasonable access to certain information, records, and data of those persons or entities responsible for the collection and/or payment of utility users taxes to the City; and WHEREAS, with respect to the City's auditing of gas, electric, and telephone utility users taxes, the City has retained the services of Municipal Resource Consultants and Donald H. Maynor (through MRC), hereinafter "Consultants"; (CO92-191). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby: 1. Institute an audit proceeding of the City's gas, electric, telephone utility users taxes, wherein the City staff and consultants shall periodically report to the City Council the findings of such audit activities. 2. Authorize the Mayor of the City of Chula Vista, or his/her designee to the extent allowed by law, to issue subpoenas pursuant to Government Code §37104 et seq. requiring the subpoenaed party to provide certain information to the City and/or its authorized representatives for purposes of conducting an audit of the City's gas, electric, and telephone utility users taxes. 3. Designate Consultants as authorized representatives of the City for purposes of conducting an audit of the City's gas, electric, and telephone utility users taxes for purposes of requesting audit information and information described in Public Utilities Code §6354(j), and for purposes of receiving such subpoenaed or requested information. 4. Authorize the Mayor, City Manager, and/or Consultants, as required by the responding party, to execute non-disclosure agreements on behalf of the City in appropriate cases in which confidential or proprietary information is requested or subpoenaed, and, in the opinion of the City, such information is not subject to disclosure under the Public Record Acts. Resolution 18464 Page 2 Presented by Approved as to form by Rfo~ert Powell Ann Y. Moore Director of Finance Acting City Attorney Resolution 18464 Page 3 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 22nd day of October, 1996, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Alevy, Moot, Padilia, Rindone, Horton NAYES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT'. Councilmembers'. None ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None Shi~9~ ILIorton, Mayor ATTEST: ~. Authelet, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss. CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 18464 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 22rid day of October, 1996. Executed this 22nd day of October, 1996. ~Authelet, City Clerk