RESOLUTION NO. _____________
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 25, THE MAJORITY VOTE FOR LEGISLATURE TO PASS THE BUDGET ACT, THAT WILL APPEAR ON THE NOVEMBER 2, 2010 GENERAL ELECTION
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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that
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WHEREAS, counties receive a majority of the funding to provide health, safety and human services from the state; and
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WHEREAS, despite the June 15 constitutional requirement, the Legislature and Governor have missed the deadline 23 times in the past 25 years; and
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WHEREAS, counties have made the necessary cuts and enacted local balanced budgets on time, which has not been the practice of the state Legislature; and
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WHEREAS, delays in the passage of a state budget creates problems for the County’s own final budget approval process and costs taxpayers millions of dollars; and
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WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo has long supported protecting local control and timely and full funding for state-mandated and partnership programs; and
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WHEREAS, Proposition 25, on the November 2, 2010 state ballot, would lower the legislative vote requirement necessary to pass the state budget and spending bills from a two-thirds vote to a simple majority; and
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WHEREAS, Proposition 25 would also require that, if the Legislature fails to pass a budget bill by June 15, all members of the Legislature forfeit any reimbursement for salary and expenses for every day until they pass a budget bill; and
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WHEREAS, Proposition 25 would institute reform to break legislative gridlocks by allowing a simple majority of legislators to approve the budget—just like in 47 other states—while preserving the supermajority requirement required to raise taxes.
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by the adoption of this Resolution hereby supports Proposition 25, the Majority Vote for Legislature to Pass the Budget Act.
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