HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3539 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3539
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO, CALIFORNIA EXPRESSING ITS INTENT TO COMMIT A
CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF UTILITY USERS TAX (UUT) REVENUE
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, on August 5, 2014, the City Council of the City of San Jacinto called a
General Municipal Tax Election to be held on November 4, 2014, for the purpose of
submitting to the voters the question of whether to adopt an ordinance adding Chapter
3.22 to the San Jacinto Municipal Code, which would enact a six and one-half percent
(6.5%) utility users tax ("UUT") on utility usage within the City for a period of ten (10)
years; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.22.010 of the proposed UUT ordinance, the
UUT is a general tax enacted solely to raise revenue for the general governmental
purposes of the City and all of the proceeds from the tax shall be placed in the City's
general fund and used for the usual current expenses of the City; and
WHEREAS, the general fund pays for essential City services such as police, fire
and paramedic services, community center and recreation services, street operations
and maintenance, and general municipal services to the public; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt this resolution expressing this City
Council's intent, if the UUT is enacted by the voters, to commit to spend a certain
percentage of future UUT revenue for public safety purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings. The City Council finds that all of the preceding recitals
are true and correct.
Section 2. Commitment to Spending UUT Revenue. The City Council
hereby expresses its intent, if the UUT is enacted by the voters, to spend the following
percentages of future UUT revenue for the following purposes:
A. Public Safety: One-Hundred percent (100%) of future UUT
revenue shall be spent on the costs of providing public safety services, consisting of:
police patrol, response, investigation, apprehension and law enforcement, emergency
9-1-1- response, fire prevention and suppression services, paramedic services, and
ambulance services.
Section 3. UUT Not Deemed a Special Tax. The adoption of this Resolution
shall not be construed, and it is not the City Council's intent, to convert the proposed
UUT into a "special tax', as that term is defined Article XIIIC §1(d) of the California
Constitution, or California Government Code §§ 53721 and 53724, or any combination
thereof. Although this Resolution expresses the intent of the current City Council to
spend future UUT revenues for certain purposes, this Resolution is non-binding on any
future or subsequently constituted City Council, and the UUT shall remain a "general
tax" as that term is defined in Article XIIIC §1(a) of the California Constitution, and as
set forth in Section 3.22.010 of the proposed UUT ordinance.
Section 4. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of October, 2014, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Bartel, Kotyuk, Miller, Ruiz, Ledezma
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
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CERTIFICATION
1, Richard Miller, City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the actual resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City
Council at a regular meeting on the 21st day of October, 2014.
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 215t day of October 2014.
Richard Miller, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto
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