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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa
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August 20 1990 County
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PROPOSAL THAT CSAC ADOPT A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A LOCAL
SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT POSTAL RATE
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the County Administrator to submit the attached
proposed Resolution to CSAC for their consideration at their
Annual Meeting this November.
BACKGROUND:
On May 15, 1990, at the request of the Treasurer-Tax Collector,
the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 90/308 urging the
United States Postal Service to adopt a "Local Government Postal
Rate" which would be lower than the regular first-class rate.
The Treasurer-Tax Collector has now requested that the Board of
Supervisors sponsor a Resolution before CSAC which would
similarly urge the adoption of a lower postage rate for local
goverment. The attached proposed Resolution is based on
Resolution 90/308 and must be received by CSAC by September 1,
1990 for presentation to the appropriate CSAC Policy Committee on
October 3 , 1990 and hopefully to the Annual Meeting in November.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT._YES SIGNATURE: l/ LVL-"_
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR -RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE _OTHER /
SIGNATURE(S): L&g& /yG/J��5T/S
ACTION OF BOARD ON August 26, 1 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS '
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: ATTESTED AUG 28 1990
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator
Treasurer-Tax Collector SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CSAC (Via CAO)
BY � ,DEPUTY
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BEFORE THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COUNTY SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
Resolution Concerning a Local) RESOLUTION PROPOSED BY
Government Postal Rate ) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service has filed notice for
an increase in postage rates to be effective upon the approval of
all appropriate bodies; and
WHEREAS, such a postal increase will mandate a significant
financial impact on local governments throughout the United
States for essential services provided by local entities, i.e. ,
tax notices, voter registration forms, jury duty summonses, jury
duty pay, general payments by counties and other local
governments; and
WHEREAS, in essence, such a postal rate increase will be a form
of "double taxation" on local county government taxpayers, for
required governmental services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Supervisors
Association of California that the Association supports a "local
government postal rate" and calls on the United States Postal
Service to consider instituting such a rate as a part of its
current rate filing in an effort to reduce the burden of cost
increases in postal rates to local county government taxpayers.
ADOPTED this day of November, 1990 by the General
Assembly of the County Supervisors Association of California.
WILLIE KENNEDY, PRESIDENT
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STATffi4ENT OF NEED
Resolution Concerning a Local
Government Postal Rate
The National Association of Counties and the National Association
of County Treasurers and Finance Officers are leading efforts to
organize grass roots support for a "local government postal rate"
which would allow counties to process their mail at rates lower
than the currently proposed 30 cent rate for first-class letters.
Certain nonprofit organizations already have such a reduced rate
for their postage. Local governments are required to mail many
items to taxpayers, voters and others. Frequently the class of
postage is even described in law. And yet, local government has
no control whatever over its postage expenditures. A five cent
increase in first-class rates, as is being proposed, would cost
Contra Costa County an additional $400,000 a year.
With the level of program reductions which counties have .already
been asked to absorb in the 1990-91 fiscal year the prospect of a
20% increase in postage rates before the end of the current
fiscal year is almost too much to bear! Such a proposal need not
even talk about reducing rates below their current level, simply
that local governments not be required to absorb all of the
proposed increase. Cutting the proposed five cent increase in
half and only increasing the rate for local governments by two
and one-half cents would save Contra Costa County $200,000 and
still provide the Postal Services with an increase in revenue.