HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2010-253RESOLUTION N0.2010-253
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA OPPOSING PROPOSITION 26, PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT; STATE AND LOCAL
FEES AND CHARGES - VOTE REQUIREMENTS AND
LIMITATIONS ON THE NOVEMBER 2010 BALLOT
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 Chula Vista supports protecting local control and funding for
vital local services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista has its own challenges to maintain service levels and
that unwarranted fiscal limitations imposed on our community will lead to additional hazdship
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, similaz voter approval requirements do not apply to tax increases proposed
by the state legislature; and
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 than
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 - oven•eaches 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 Council of the City of Chula
Vista, hereby opposes Proposition 26 on the November 2, 2010, California state ballot.
Resolution No. 2010-253
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Presented by
Approved as to form by
Gazy albeit, .E., A CP. Bart C. esfeld
Assistant City anager/Development City ttorney
Services Director
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 26th day of October 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: McCann
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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Cheryl Co May r
ATTEST:
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Donna R. Norris, CM C ty Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2010-253 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regulaz meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 26th day of October 2010.
Executed this 26th day of October 2010.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk