HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011969 - 69-275 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of the Property
Tax Burden on Homeowners and RESOLUTION NUMBER 69/275
Small Businessmen.
WHEREAS Supervisor A. M. Dias having advised the Board
that he wished to comment on the serious problem of the property
tax burden on homeowners and small businessmen; and
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias having indicated that the
saturation point with respect to tax levies on homeowners and
small businessmen had been reached, that the refusal of the
voters to support proposed bond issues and tax increases of
school districts was evidence of that fact; and
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias having stated that a basic
cause of the American Revolution was "Taxation without
Representation" and that in current times there was a real
revolt against "Taxation with Representation"; and
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias having pointed out that tax-
ation by school districts now absorbed more than 50 percent of
the tax levies of all local government jurisdictions (about
150 in number in Contra Costa County inclusive of the county,
cities, autonomous special districts, county special districts,
county service areas, and school districts ); and
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias having also pointed out that
the State Legislature had in other serious situations, such as
with respect to flood situations and the fund shortage of the
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, taken action to
provide financial relief; and.
WHEREAS Supervisor Dias having further pointed out
that in his opinion the State of California should immediately
take action to provide much greater amounts of state aid to
school districts so that property tax levies on homeowners and
small businessmen might be substantially lowered, and that he
recommended that the Governor and the California State Legislature
be so advised through the Centra Costa County state legislative
representatives;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED THAT it supports the
position taken by Supervisor A. M. Dias and urges its representa-
tives in the California State Legislature to take action such
that the amount of state aid to schools be sharply increased
with the objective of diminishing the tax burden on homeowners
and small businessmen.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of April, 1969, by
the following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors J. P. .Kenny, A. M. Dias, T. J. Coll,
E. A. Linscheid, J. E. Moriarty.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None .
RESOLUTION NUMBER 69/275