Resolution - 6053RESOLUTION NO. 6053
A,RESOLUTION:OF,.THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN! OF ITS MEMBERS
TO FILE'A WRITTEN ARGUMENT REGARDING A CITY MEASURE
WHEREAS, a regular General Municipal Election is to -be held in the City
of West Covina, California, on April 8, 1980 at which there will
be submitted to the qualified -electors of said City the following
measure:
AN ADVISORY :MEASURE ON THE REALLOCATION OF EXISTING -
SALES AND USE TAXES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Should the Governor•and,the Legislature of the State of California
be advised that:
The citizens of West Covina encourage the Governor and the Legis
lature to provide two cents of the existing six cents (6�) sales
and use tax to cities and-counties.for•'priority services., The
State`cu.rrently receives -four and three-quarter cents (4 3/4¢).
Local governmen,ts.receive one and'one-quarter cents (1 1/4¢).
It is� the desire of West Covina residents to reduce the State
share to three and three-quarter cents (3 3/4f); and to increase
the local governments share to two*and one -quarter cents (2 1/4¢),
to Drovide.for.critical local services Such.legislation should
be adopted no later, than May 1, 1980.
Any.revenues received by cities and counties which would exceed
• the spending limit as approved -by the voters under the November
1979 Proposition 4 Spending Limitation Initiative shall, as pre-
scri-bed by the•provisions of the law,•be returned to the people.
ADVISORY..ONLY-.DOES'NO.T CHANGE.CURRENT LAW
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY _OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE:AND. ORD.E.R;A.S FOLLOWS:
SECTION-1. That this City. C,ounci l.,:.bei ng the legislative body
of the City.of .West Covina hereby authorizes`
Kenneth I. Chappell
Nevin B-rovine,
Chester`E. Shearer
Herb Tice
Gary Miller
members of said body,. to. file a. wri,tter, argument <i n favor of the. City measure
set forth in the recitals hereof'in accordance withy'Articie 4, Chapter 3,
Division 5 of the Elections Code of the -State of California and to change
said argument until and -including the date fixed by the City Clerk after
which no arguments for or against said City -measure may be submitted to the
City Clerk.
SECTION 2.- That the City Clerk will certifv`to the adoption of
• this resolution:
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on this 14th day of January 1980.
. ATTEST: 4yor Kenneth I. Chappe 1
City Clerk Yvonne Calmes
I HEREBY'CERTIFY'tha�t`the foregoing Resolution No.'6053 was duly adopted