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
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MAYOR