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ATTACHMENT 1 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD AND THE CITY AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE CITY BUSINESS TAX PROGRAM WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1146, enacted in 2009 granted the State Franchise Tax Board (FTB) the ability to share state business tax information with California cities for the sole purpose of cities utilizing this information to collect local business taxes owed; and WHEREAS, participation in the City Business Tax (CBT) Program allows the City of Pleasanton to use this information to provide leads for possible uncollected revenue; and WHEREAS, shared tax information is only provided if the local government enters into an agreement with the State Franchise Tax Board with no fiscal impact to either agency. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1: The City Manager and the Director of Finance, or other officers or employees of the City designated in writing by the City Manager to the Franchise Tax Board, are hereby appointed to represent the City with authority to examine data provided by the Franchise Tax Board and to provide the Franchise Tax Board the required business tax data in accordance with the agreement and shall be used only for purposes related to the use of discovery for collection of unpaid business license tax. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasanton at a regular meeting held on April 3, 2012. I, Karen Diaz, City Clerk of the City of Pleasanton, California, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of April, 2012, by the following vote: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Abstain: Karen Diaz, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Jonathan P. Lowell, City Attorney