HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011968 - 68-738 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Endorsing )
Proposition 1»a on the }
November 5, 1968 General } RESOLUTION No. 68/738
Election Ballot . )
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WHEREAS this Board of Supervisors has carefully reviewed
and considered the provisions of Proposition 1-a which will appear
on the November 5, 1968 General Election Ballot; and
WHEREAS Proposition 1-a, if enacted, would result in a
rational move toward meaningful property tax relief for the citizens
of Contra Costa County and of the State of California as a whole;
and
WHEREAS Proposition 1-a would provide immediate tax relief
to homeowners and renters and businessmen; and
WHEREAS no increase in :state or local taxes would be
required by Proposition 1-a inasmuch as the tax relief would be
financed from the present State Sales Tax; and
WHEREAS Proposition 1-a would strengthen local government
control through diminishing the current dependence on property tax
revenues without the curtailment of vital services and projects
and without the imposition of centralized controls from the state
level; and
WHEREAS Proposition 1-a directly negates the poorly
conceived:, inequitable and harmful Proposition 9 which this Hoard
strenuously opposes ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA RESOLVED that it endorses and supports
Proposition 1-a as a significant and desirable step in the provi-
sion of tax relief to the people of this county and of the State of
California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of October, 1968, by the
following vote of the Board.-
AYES:
eard:AYES: Supervisors J. P. Kenny, J. E. Moriarty,
T. J. Goll, E. A. Linscheid, A. M. Dias .
NOES! None.
ABSENT: None.
RESOLUTION NO. 68/738