HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 050-2008RESOLUTION NO. 50-2008
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
ESTABLISHING 2008-2009 APPROPRIATION LIMIT FOR
CITY OF BURLINGAME PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE XHI B OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
RESOLVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME that:
WHEREAS, in November 1979, the voters of the State of California approved
Proposition 4, the Gann Appropriation Limit Initiative, which states that beginning July 1, 1980,
all state and local government budgets are limited to a formula based upon the 1978-79 budget,
plus adjustments for cost of living and population changes, and specific exceptions for service
charges, federal and state grants, reserve funds, etc.; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature,adopted Government Code Section 7900,
implementing Article XIII B of the California Constitution, and Proposition 111 adopted in June
1990, provides new adjustment formulas; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with these State laws, the City of Burlingame has prepared
documentation establishing the 2008-2009 appropriation limit, and has made this documentation
available to the public in the proposed 2008-2009 budget for more than fifteen (15) days before
this resolution was adopted,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED as follows:
1. For 2008-2009, the City of Burlingame's appropriation limit is $57,689,953.
2. The Adopted Budget for 2008-2009 includes $15,653,478 in appropriations that are
subject to the limit, and proceeds of taxes of $36,428,220.
3. For 2008-2009, the City of Burlingame is within the limits of Article XIII B of the
California Constitution.
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Mayor
I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolutions were introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 16 th
day of June , 2008, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, DEAL, KEIGMUN, NAGEL, O'MAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ity Clerk
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