HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011968 - 1968-256 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Assembly Bill }
Number 149 and Previsions for } RESOLUTION NUMEER 68/256
Property Tax Relief. }
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WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
on March 26, 1968 adopted Resolution No. 68/188, as follows :
"WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra
Costa, California, has been and is deeply concerned about the matter
of reducing the property tax burden upon local taxpayers and tax-
payers throughout the State of California; and
WHEREAS this Board., despite substantial growth and pressure
for additional and more intensive county services, has managed to
hold level or reduce the county government tax rate for the past
seven consecutive fiscal years as indicated by the following statis-
tics :
Fiscal Year Tax Rate
1967 1968 $2.269
1966 - 1967 2.300
1965 - 1966 2.322
1961. - 1965 2.3 .5
1963 - 1964 2.345
1962 - 1963 2.350
1961 - 1962 2.3501; and
WHEREAS this Board of Supervisors fully intends to continue
with its strenuous efforts to effect county government tax rate
reductions but recognizes that surging growth precludes sharp tax
rate reductions without curtailment of services in the face of
public demands for more services; and
WHEP,EAS the county government is the only major local
government taxing entity which has been able to continue with a
sustained tax rate reduction program; and
WHEREAS tax reduction efforts of the Contra Costa County
government are being matched by similar efforts of county government
throughout the state and such efforts represent the only basis on
which uniform property tax reductions can be effected within counties ;
and
WHEREAS Assembly Bill Number 149 makes provisions for allo-
cations of non property tax revenues to county governments and if
enacted in law would insure significant and uniform tax rate reduc-
tions within counties and lighten the property tax burden upon
property owners throughout the State of California; and
RESOLUTION NU14BER 68/256
WHEREAS it is the avowed intention of this Board of
Supervisors and Boards of Supervisors throughout the State of
California to utilize the provisions of AB 149 to their full
potential for property tax reduction, purposes if AB 1.49 is
enacted into law;
NOW, T`rREFC '', BE IT BY THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLVED that it strongly urges the Assembly and. the Senate of
the Legislature of the State of California to pass AB 149 and
also strongly urges the Governor of the State of California to
approve AB 149 to insure that property tax payers throughout
the State of California are provided with a significant measure
of uniform property tax relief" ; and
WHEREAS this Board of Supervisors is firmly convinced
that there is an urgent need for property tax reduction as out-
lined in its prior Resolution Number 68/188;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD RESOLVED that the
position set forth in its resolution Plumber 68/1.88 is hereby
confirmed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of April, 1968 by
the following vote :
AYES : Supervisors James P. Kenny, James E. Moriarty,
Thomas Jahn Coll, Edmund A. Linscheid,
Alfred M. Dias.
NOES : None.
ABSENT: None,
RESOLUTION NUMBER 68/256