HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2127-1955RE~ O~JUTION NO. 2127
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO URGING 0PPOSX~ION TO A PROPOSED MEA2URE PEND~NG BEFORE
THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE, ASSE~IBLY DIVISION THEREOF,
%"K~ICH WOULD LIMIT THE POTCERS OF CITIES TO I~IPOSE BUSINESS
LICENSE TAXES.
WHEREAS it has been broughh to the attention of the City 0ouncil of the City of
South San Francisco that there is pending before the California State Legislature, Assembly
Division thereof, a certain Bill, designated as A. B. 591, which woul~, prohibit~ every
city in the State of California from imposingbus~ness license taxes or fees against persons
or firms having no fixed place of bus'ness within the particular city; and
WHEHEAS such a limitation upon the taxing powers of cities would adversely affect
to a great debree the tax-raising powers of s ai~. cities and work a serious hardship insofar
as the operating budgets of said cities are concerned in that an important source of revenue
will be thereby eliminated; and
WHEREAS, because of the discriminatory aspects of s~ch a limitation, it will be
inadvisable for cities to enforce business licensee taxes or fees against local business
establis~mnents, thus fu~ther interfering with the fund-raising powers of cities,
NOW, THERefORE, BE IT RE~0LVED by said City Council that the Legislature of the
State of California be notified that said City ~Council is opposed to the enactment of any
such proposed legislation. In this connection, the City Clerk of said City is hereby
instructed to forward certified copies of this resolution to Assemblyman Stanley, Chairman
of the Assembly Committee on ~unicipal and County Government, and, in adddtion, %o
Honorable Harry L. Par~anan, Senator from the T...~enty-flrst Senatorial District, and to
Honorable Richard J. Dolwlg, Assemblyman from the T~enty-sixth Legislative District.
I hereby certify that the fore~p fng resolution was regularly introduced and
adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular adjourned
meeting held on the 22nd day of ~arch, 1~55 by the following vote:
AYES, Councilmen: Ar~lrew Rocca, Francis .~Lucchio, Richard Gamlen, and Telford Smith
NOES, " None
ABSENT, " Emilio Cortesi
ATTEST:
Arthur A. Rodondi, City Clerk