TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT
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Resolution Opposing Initiative No. 21-0042A1.
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RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2024-018, opposing Ballot Measure #1395, "The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act" (Initiative AG # 21-0042A1).
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact.
The proposed measure, however, puts billions of local government tax and fee revenues at risk statewide, thereby jeopardizing core public services.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above furthers the City's values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built by fostering:
* Financial Stability
* Responsible Long-Range Planning
* Exemplary Leadership
* Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships
BACKGROUND
The California Business Roundtable (CBRT) filed Ballot Measure #1395, the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (AG # 21-0042A1), on January 4, 2022. On February 1, 2023, the measure qualified for the November 2024 ballot.
The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (Act) would revise the California Constitution with provisions that limit voter authority and input, adopt new and stricter rules for raising taxes and fees, and may make it more difficult to impose fines and penalties for violation of state and local laws.
In 2022, CBRT attempted to place this measure on the November 2022 ballot but failed to obtain enough signatures. The League of California Cities (League), along with a broad coalition of local governments, labor, public safety, education, and infrastructure advocates, strongly opposes this initiative.
Local government revenue-raising authority is currently substantially restricted by state statute and constitutional provisions, including the voter-approved provisions of Proposition 13 of 1978, Proposit...
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