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Resolution 9779
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Determining
The Calculation of the Appropriations Limit For Fiscal Year 2019
Under Article XlllB of the Constitution of the State of California, the City of Palo Alto
(City) may not appropriate any proceeds of taxes in excess of its appropriations limit (Limit).
Since fiscal year 1991, the City is permitted to annually adjust its Limit in accordance
with inflation and population adjustment factors.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 37200, the calculation of the Limit and the total
appropriations subject to the limit were set forth in the annual budget of the City for Fiscal Year
2019, which was adopted by ordinance of the Council on June 18, 2018.
Pursuant to Government Code sections 7901 and 7910, the final calculation of the Limit
has been determined, and the adjustment factors on which the calculation is based are a 3.67%
percent change in California per capita income and a 0.99% percent change in the population
growth for the County of Santa Clara.
The documentation used in the determination of the Limit has been made available to
the general public for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of adoption of this resolution.
According to the fil")al calculation, the City's net appropriations subject to limitation are
approximately $114.94 million.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds that, for Fiscal Year 2019,
the final calculation of the Appropriations Limit of the City of Palo Alto has been determined in
accordance with the adjustment factors referred to above, the documentation used in the
determination of the calculation has been made available to the general public for the period of
fifteen days as required by law, and the City's appropriations subject to limitation are under the
Limit by approximately $50.87 million.
SECTION 2. The Council hereby adopts the final calculation of the Appropriations Limit
of the City for Fiscal Year 2019, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
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