File #: 22-0384    Version: Name:
Type: City Resolution Status: In Rules Committee
File created: 5/4/2022 In control: *Rules & Legislation Committee
On agenda: 7/7/2022 Final action: 7/7/2022
Title: Subject: Opposition Of Proposed Voter Initiative That Would Limit Raising Taxes From: Councilmember Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Opposition To Proposed California Voter Initiative Constitutional Amendment Ballot Proposition That Would Create Limits On The Authority Of Elected Governmental Bodies And Voters To Raise Taxes And Certain Regulatory Fees By (1) Requiring Statewide Voter Approval For New Taxes Created By Two-Thirds Of The State Legislature; (2) Limiting Voter Ability To Pass Voter-Initiated Local Special Taxes By Raising Vote Threshold To Two-Thirds; (3) Eliminating Voters Ability To Advise On The Same Ballot How To Spend Revenues From A Proposed Local General Tax; And (4) Creating A Voter Approval Requirement For Certain Regulatory Fees
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Subject:                     Opposition Of Proposed Voter Initiative That Would Limit Raising Taxes                     

From:                                          Councilmember Kalb                                          

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Opposition To Proposed California Voter Initiative Constitutional Amendment Ballot Proposition That Would Create Limits On The Authority Of Elected Governmental Bodies And Voters To Raise Taxes And Certain Regulatory Fees By (1) Requiring Statewide Voter Approval For New Taxes Created By Two-Thirds Of The State Legislature; (2) Limiting Voter Ability To Pass Voter-Initiated Local Special Taxes By Raising Vote Threshold To Two-Thirds; (3) Eliminating Voters Ability To Advise On The Same Ballot How To Spend Revenues From A Proposed Local General Tax; And (4) Creating A Voter Approval Requirement For Certain Regulatory Fees