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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on October 27 , 1992, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors McPeak, Powers and Torlakson
NOES: Supervisors Fanden, Schroder
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SUBJECT: Measure B, 1992 Election ) Resolution No. 92/722
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Resolves That:
Measure B (Ordinance No. 92-55) appears on the November 3, 1992 ballot.
Concerning it, this Board' s members has been asked to state and declare why the County
placed Measure B on the November ballot. For this reason, this Board Hereby Determines
and Declares that it place Measure B on the ballot for the following reasons:
1 . California's 1992 budget crisis ended with the state taking property taxes
away from counties. Property taxes support the highest priority local services such as
law enforcement, the justice system, libraries and community volunteer "safety net"
organizations. For this reason, the state budget crisis has hit even harder at the local
level than in the past.
2. The Board of Supervisors cut $51.7 million from the 1992-93 budget and
eliminated 576 positions (more than 350 filled). In making these budget reductions, the
Supervisors began by rolling back salaries for themselves and department heads, reducing
administration ratios to unprecedented low levels and cutting overhead. But many vital
services still had to be reduced to balance the county budget.
3. Measure B will generate $6.7 million and restore a portion of the priority
services that were eliminated or cut as noted in paragraph 1 above.
4. Measure B was placed on the ballot to give voters an option to retain
priority services that were cut as a result of the state taking away local property tax
revenues from the county. It is the only countywide revenue-raising authority available
to the people of Contra Costa for restoring some of these priority services.
5. Finally, this Board understands that it is predicted by most budget
analysts that the state will take away property tax revenues from the county and local
government again next year. While it is expected that the local budget cuts will be even
greater next year than this year, this Board has placed Measure B on the November general
election ballot because it is significantly less expensive than holding a special election
next year.
Approved and Adopted on October 27, 1992, by the following vote of Supervisors:
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY
OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED: PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS A COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
By: Deputy
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October 27 , 1992 Board Meeting
The following item was brought to the attention of Board members
after the agenda was posted, and the Board by four-fifths vote (as
noted below) agreed to take action:
Ayes: Supervisors Powers, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak
Noes: None
Abstain: Supervisor Fanden