REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 03/16/2016
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: City Manager's Office
SUBJECT:
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Adoption of a Resolution in opposition of a state ballot initiative limiting voters' authority in local tax and fee issues.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution opposing a state ballot measure that creates new constitutional loopholes that allow corporations to pay far less than their fair share for their impacts to communities, including impacts on local infrastructure, the environment, water quality, air quality, and natural resources. The League of California Cities has requested that the City adopt a resolution opposing this initiative.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt the Resolution in opposition of the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act initiative.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
In 2018, the "Tax Fairness, Transparency, and Accountability Act" was circulated to qualify for the November 2018 ballot. This initiative would have limited local revenue authority. Through the successful work and advocacy of the League of California Cities (League) and its coalition, the measure's proponents withdrew the initiative from the ballot in June 2018.
On Jan. 4, 2022, the California Business Roundtable filed what is being called the "Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act". This measure could potentially be more detrimental to cities than the measure filed in 2018 because it would take revenues from local and state services to benefit certain corporations.
The League, along with a broad coalition of local governments, labor and public safety leaders, infrastructure advocates, and businesses, strongly oppose this initiative and has requested that the City adopt a Resolution in opposition of this legislation.
This legislative matter is covered in the City's adopted 2022 Legislative Platform under 'Oppose expandin...
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