Business Item 5ba
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-06
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA OPPOSING INITIATIVE NO. 21-0042A1,
THE TAXPAYER ACCOUNTABILLITY ACT
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.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: that the City of Fortuna opposes Initiative #21- 0042A1;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Fortuna will join the “Stop the Taxpayer Deception Act” 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].
Business Item 5ba
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 18th day of March, 2024, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Tami Trent, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Siana Emmons, City Clerk