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RESOLUTION NO. 40-82
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF A PROPOSITION
TO THE VOTERS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY FORTHE IMPOSITION
OF A COUNTYWIDE VEHICLE FUEL TAX
WHEREAS, local jurisdictions face a serious financial problem
in maintaining their street and highway systems; and
WHEREAS, the cost of adequate maintenance exceeds the
income from existing gas taxes; and
WHEREAS, a Local Option Fuel Tax (LOFT) may be imposed by
a county on a countywide basis in accordance with Part 4,
(commencing with Section 9501) of Division 2 of the Revenue
and Taxation Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 9502(a) of the Revenue and Taxation Code
specifies that prior to imposition and collection of any tax
under Part 4, a proposition granting authority to -the County to
impose the tax shall be submitted to and approved by the voters
at an election; and
WHEREAS, Section 9502(b) of the Revenue and Taxation Code
specifies that a proposition may be submitted to the voters
only if it is approved by the Board of Supervisors of the County,
and a majority of the City Councils of the cities having a majority
of the population in the incorporated areas of the County:
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Council of
the City of Burlingame , California, that it does hereby FIND,
DETERMINE AND ORDER, that:
A proposition for the imposition of a five -cent countywide
vehicle fuel tax should be submitted to the voters of San Mateo
County.
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Mayor
I, EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at
a regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council held on the
21st day of June, 1982, and was adopted thereafter by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, BARTON, CROSBY, MANGINI, MARTIN
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: NONE
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City Clerk