California voters approved an initiative on November 6, 1979 that added Article XIIIB to the State Constitution, which placed limits on the amount of revenue that can be appropriated by all entities of government. This State Appropriations Limit is often referred to as the Gann Limit (Gann), after Paul Gann, the author of the measure. In accordance with that legislation, the governing body of each government jurisdiction must, by resolution, establish its annual Appropriations Limit for the coming year at a regularly scheduled meeting or noticed special meeting. This limit cannot exceed the appropriations limit of the entity for the prior year adjusted for changes in annual inflation factors and population factors.