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HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-99 - Support of Bradley-Burns Bill of RightsRESOLUTION NO. 95- 99 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DECLARING THE NEED FOR AND SUPPORT OF THE BRADLEY -BURNS BILL OF RIGHTS WHEREAS, the Bradley -Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law provides for administration of local sales and use tax by the Board of Equalization pursuant to a • statewide contract; and WHEREAS, sales and use tax has become the primary source of local government general revenue for most of California's cities and is a major source of revenue for California's countries; and WHEREAS, cities and counties contract with and pay a significant fee to the Board of Equalization for administration of their sales and use tax, a most important component of local government financing; and WHEREAS, disputes arise regularly between Board of Equalization staff and the contracting local jurisdictions over the proper, consistent and responsive administration of the City's and County's local sales tax and use tax; and WHEREAS, these disputes, which often go unresolved, may involve either simple factual disagreements or administrative policies by Board of Equalization staff without statutory, regulatory, contractual or Board Member support; and WHEREAS, there are no established procedures whereby a contracting local jurisdiction can seek to resolve such disputes; and WHEREAS, the establishment of clear and specific rights of contracting local jurisdictions and a formal dispute resolution process will help to promote fair, equitable and responsive administration of local sales and use tax by Board of Equalization staff. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the BRADLEY -BURNS BELL OF RIGHTS is a necessary set of tenets which should be recognized by the Board of Equalization and the State of California; and 2. That the Board of Equalization should adopt the appropriate resolutions or regulations to enact the provisions of the BRADLEY -BURNS BILL OF RIGHTS. ADOPTED THIS ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1995. Am Mr Attest: City Clerk // MAYOR