RESOLUTION NO. 2024-___
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA, CALIFORNIA OPPOSING INITIATIAVE #21-0042A1 “THE TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT" STATE BALLOT MEASURE RESTRICTING VOTERS' INPUT AND LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITY.
WHEREAS, an association representing California’s wealthiest corporations is spending tens of millions of dollars to promote a deceptive ballot measure currently eligible for the November 2024 statewide ballot; and WHEREAS, the measure creates constitutional loopholes that allow corporations to pay far less than their fair share for the impacts they have on our communities, which could force residents and taxpayers to pay more to maintain services; and WHEREAS, the measure threatens billions of dollars every year in local government funding for services like fire and emergency response, law enforcement, affordable housing, services to support homeless residents, mental health services, and more; and WHEREAS, the measure is an attack on voters’ rights, containing undemocratic provisions that would make it more difficult for local voters to pass measures to fund services, provisions that retroactively cancel measures recently passed by voters, and provisions that prevent voters from passing advisory measures that provide direction on how they want their local tax dollars spent; and WHEREAS, the measure contains intentionally restrictive language that will encourage hundreds of frivolous lawsuits against cities and local governments – costing taxpayers many millions and stopping investments in vital local services; and WHEREAS, the measure would make it much more difficult for state and local regulators to issue fines and levies on corporations that violate laws intended to protect our environment, public health and safety, and our neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the measure is opposed by hundreds of local governments, teachers, firefighters, working families and local elected officials.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Fontana, California opposes Initiative #21-0042A1; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Fontana, California will join the “Stop the Corporate Tax Trick” coalition, a growing coalition of public safety, education, labor, local government, and infrastructure groups throughout the state.
We direct staff to email a copy of this adopted resolution to the League of California Cities at [email protected].
APPROVED AND ADOPTED the 27th day of February, 2024.
READ AND APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
City Attorney
I, Germaine Key, City Clerk of the City of Fontana, and Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the actual resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting on the 27th day of February, 2024, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
City Clerk of the City of Fontana
Mayor of the City of Fontana
ATTEST:
City Clerk