RESOLUTION NO. 11523
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA,
OPPOSING ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT 1 WHICH WILL APPEAR ON
THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024, STATEWIDE
GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
WHEREAS, in 1978, California voters amended the California Constitution by passing the Proposition 13, an initiative prohibiting the ad valorem tax rate on real property from exceeding one percent (1%) of the full cash value of the property, subject to certain exceptions; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 greatly protects taxpayers and their families by additionally prohibiting any city, county, or special district from imposing a special tax unless imposed by a two thirds (2/3) supermajority vote of the voters in that jurisdiction, subject to certain exceptions; and
WHEREAS, proposed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (“ACA 1”) would amend the California Constitution to create additional exceptions to Proposition 13 by lowering the two- thirds (66%) supermajority voter threshold to only fifty -five percent (55%) for local jurisdictions to levy an ad valorem tax on real property to pay for bonds issued by the local jurisdiction to fund public infrastructure, affordable housing, down payment assistance, and permanent supportive housing for persons at risk of chronic homelessness, or the acquisition or lease of real property for such purposes; and
WHEREAS, attempts to remove Proposition 13 provisions can result in higher taxes and correspondingly increases the tax liability of Californians, potentially undermining the goal to conserve economic opportunity in California; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange opposes ACA 1 due to the exceptions it would create to the taxpayer protections enshrined in the California Constitution by Proposition 13.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Orange resolves as follows:
Section 1: The Orange City Council does hereby oppose ACA 1.
Section 2: The City of Orange supports residents and taxpayers as well as the safeguards afforded by Proposition 13.
Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
2 ADOPTED this ____ day of ____________________, 2024
Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mike Vigliotta, City Attorney
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I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of , 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange