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RESOLUTION 68-155 EXPRESSING THE OPPOSITION <br />OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />TO THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON <br />PROPERTY TAX LIMITATION (PROPOSITION 9 <br />WATSON AMENDMENT) <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Manager has informed this Council of <br />the effect of the proposed constitutional amendment known as <br />the "Watson Amendment" which will be placed on the November 5th <br />ballot for approval or disapproval by the voters of the State; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, this initiative, if enacted, would threaten the <br />very existence of local rule, delay the improvement of our water <br />system and other vitally needed City facilities, and would cost <br />the average property tax payer far more dollars eventually than <br />would be saved; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the enactment of this constitutional amendment <br />would require vastly increased substitute taxes needed to replace <br />essential revenues; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: <br /> <br /> 1. That this Council does hereby oppose the initiative <br />amendment which would add Section 30 to Article XIII of the <br />California Constitution; <br /> <br /> 2. That the Clerk of the Council is authorized to distri- <br />bute the position of this Council to the other governmental <br />agencies. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa <br />Ana at its regular meeting held on the 7th day of October, 1968. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA) <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE ) <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA ) <br /> <br />SS <br /> <br /> I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of <br />the Council of the city of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Res61ution <br />was introduced to said City Council at its regular meeting held on <br />the 7th day of October, 1968, and was at said meeting passed and <br />adopted by the following vote, to wit: <br /> <br />AYES, COUNCILMEN: Brooks, Carlson, Griset, <br /> Thurman, McMichael <br /> <br />NOES, COUNCILMEN: Herrin <br /> <br />Markel, <br /> <br />ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br /> <br />