HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 005-2018RESOLUTION NO. 005-2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AUTHORIZING EXAMINATION OF SALES, USE AND TRANSACTIONS TAX
RECORDS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 1 444 the City of Burlingame entered into a contract with the
Department of Tax and Fee Administration to perform all functions incident to the administration and
collection of local sales, use and transactions taxes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Burlingame deems it desirable and necessary for
authorized representatives of the City to examine confidential sales, use and transactions tax records of the
Department of Tax and Fee Administration pertaining to sales, use and transactions taxes collected by the
Department for the City pursuant to that contract; and
WHEREAS, Section 7056 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code sets forth certain
requirements and conditions for the disclosure of Department of Tax and Fee Administration records, and
establishes criminal penalties for the unlawful disclosure of information contained in, or derived from, the
sales, use and transactions tax records of the Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Manager, or other officer or employee of the City designated in writing by
the City Manager to the Department of Tax and Ffee Administration (hereafter referred to as Department), is
hereby appointed to represent the City of Burlingame with authority to examine sales, use and transactions
tax records of the Department pertaining to sales, use and transactions taxes collected for the City by the
Department pursuant to the contract between the City and the Department. The information obtained by
examination of Department records shall be used only for purposes related to the collection of City sales,
use and transactions taxes by the Department pursuant to that contract.
Section 2. That the City Manager, or other officer or employee of the City designated in writing by
the City Manager to the Department, is hereby appointed to represent the City with authority to examine
those sales, use and transactions tax records of the Department, for purposes related to the following
governmental functions of the City:
(a) City administration
(b) Revenue management and budgeting
(c) Community and economic development
(d) Business license tax administration
The information obtained by examination of Department records shall be used only for those
governmental functions of the City listed above.
Section 3. That Hinderliter, de Llamas & Associates is hereby designated to examine the sales, use
and transactions tax records of the Department pertaining to sales, use and transactions taxes collected for
the City by the Department. The person or entity designated by this section meets all of the following
conditions:
(a) has an existing contract with the City to examine those sales, use and transactions tax
records;
(b) is required by that contract to disclose information contained in, or derived from, those
sales, use and transactions tax records only to the officer or employee authorized under Sections 1 or 2 of
this resolution to examine the information.
(c) is prohibited by that contract from performing consulting services for a retailer during the
term of that contract; and
(d) is prohibited by that contract from retaining the information contained in, or derived from
those sales, use and transactions tax records, after that contract has expired.
The information obtained by examination of Department records shall be used only for purposes
related to the collection of City sales, use and transactions taxes by the Department pursuant to the contract
between the City and the Department and for purposes relating to the governmental functions of the City
listed in section 2 of this resolution.
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I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was introduced, approved, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on
the 2nd day of January 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: LMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: T: COU COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ity Clerk