OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Issue Position: Proposition 22 - Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act

Issue Position

Location:
Issues: Transportation

SUPPORT

"The State government shouldn't be raiding financially responsible cities in order to solve a State spending problem. The State is continuing the irresponsible practice of taking and borrowing local taxpayer dollars and dedicated transportation funds: the 2009/10 state budget borrowed and took approximately $5 billion in city, county, transit, redevelopment and special district funds despite the fact that voters have overwhelmingly passed ballot measures to keep local funding at the local level. This initiative would put a stop to this."

Proposition 22 would prevent Sacramento from taking local taxpayer funds currently dedicated to cities, counties, special districts and redevelopment agencies. It would also revoke the State's authority to borrow local government property tax funds. Proposition 22 decreases pressure for local tax and fee increases at the local government level that become needed when the state takes local revenues and local governments are forced to look for new revenues.


Source
arrow_upward