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RESOLUTION NO. 891
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It URGING THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE MEAN-
INGFUL TAX RELIEF FOR ;THE HOMEOWNER BY ENACTING
LEGISLATION FOR TAX REFORM WHICH EMBODIES A BALANCED
REVENUE PROGRAM TO MEET THE 'ONGOING NEEDS OF CITIES
3 RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, California, that ' �
4 'WHEREAS the historic reliance upon the property tax as a fundamental source
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of revenue for local government has generated a 'burden upon the individual home--
Iowner which is fast becoming intolerable and threatens to undermine our basic con-
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cept of home and property; and
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�7 � ?,JHEREAS the responsibilities of local government are no longer limited to
�Ithe` traditionally accepted needs and requirements of the homeowner but extend into
gllmass unrelated fields which appear to impinge upon the homeowner only slightly al-
( beit collectively necessary for his survival in an urban environment; and
� ii WHEREAS relief from the property tax burden is an absolute necessity and can ,
1G not await the problems of partisan politics nor can it be provided without recog- I
hung the need for the funds and making the necessary tax shifts to eliminate the ,
, losses that cities will incur, and
12 WHEREAS the League of California Cities is committed to the development of
a. specific revenue program to meet the ongoing needs of cities through a balanced
13 tax reform; and
1L. II WHEREAS it is the sense of this Council that it is imperative for it and thei
ICouncils of each City in California to petition the California Legislature with th '
15 urgent requirement for responsible tax relief for the individual homeowner through,
a balanced program of tax reform which will provide for the ongoing needs of citie4.
16 NOW, THEREFORE , IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that:
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1 . This Council , and it hereby, respectfully urges the California Legisla-
18 ture to provide meaningful tax relief for the homeowner by enacting legislation for
tax reform which embodies a balanced revenue program to meet the ongoing needs of
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20 8. This Council , and it hereby, endorses the position taken by the League of
California Cities by resolution adopted at its annual conference in San Diego, Oc.
21 toper, 1970 , and pledges its support in developing a Positive program, for
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pal revenue needs.
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3. The City Clerk is hereby ordered to cause a copy of this resolution to
23 libe sent to State Senator Gordon Cologne , Assemblyman W. Craig Biddle , Governor
I' Ronald Reagan and to the League of California Cities as an indication to each that !
24 ! insofar as the Council is concerned without proper and adequate tax reform duringll
�ithis legislative session many programs for urban living and preservation of the
25 i; environment will fail because the homeowner can no longer carry the burdenof
! financing local government through the property tax.
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MOVED, PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular adjourned meeting of the City Council
27 of San Jacinto, California held on the 19th day of January 1971
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ATTEST:
29 I LUCY MAY ALLEPd, CITY CLERKNlayor
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31 '' The foregoing is certified to be a true copy of a Resolution aduly adopted
fby the said City Coucil of the City of San Jacinto on the date therein set forth.
32 11 LUC`r` MAY A LEN, CITY CLERK
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Deputy
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