R-083-18 Calling for Placement of a General Tax Measure on the Ballot at the November 6, 2018 General Municipal Election.

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RESOLUTION NO. R-83-18 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A GENERAL TAX MEASURE ON THE BALLOT AT THE NOVEMBER 6, 2018 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TAX ON CANNABIS BUSINESSES OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY OF COLTON. WHEREAS, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9222, the City Council has authority to place measures on the ballot to be considered at a Municipal Election; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to submit to the voters an amendment to the Colton Municipal Code to establish a general business tax on cannabis business operating in the City; and WHEREAS, the proposed cannabis business tax will be a general tax the proceeds of which are deposited into the City's general fund. The general fund pays for City services such as police protection, fire and paramedic services, street operations and maintenance, library services, parks and recreation services and general municipal services to the public; and WHEREAS, on November 6, 1996, the voters of the State of California approved Proposition 218 (California Constitution, Article XIIIC), an amendment to the State Constitution which requires that all general taxes which are imposed, extended or increased must be submitted to the electorate and approved by a majority vote of the qualified electors voting in the election; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Proposition 218 (California Constitution Article XIIIC, §2(b)), an election for the approval of a new or increased general tax must generally be consolidated with a regularly scheduled general election for members of the governing body of the local government; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Colton Municipal Code, § 1.24.020, the City's regular municipal elections for officers are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even -numbered year. Therefore, the next regularly scheduled General Municipal Election for the election of members of the City Council will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code §53724 ("Proposition 62"), a two- thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of the City Council is required to place the Measure on the November 8, 2016 ballot. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS