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July 28, 1992
SUBJECT:
SPECIAL TAX FOR POLICE SERVICES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Amend the County policy on the establishment of special taxes for
police services from subdivisions in East County to apply to the
entire unincorporated area (P-6) .
2 . Direct the Community Development Department to implement the policy
through conditions imposed during the land development process .
3 . Direct the Sheriff ' s Department to monitor the revenues derived
from the tax and recommend annually in a timely manner, to the
Administrator's Office, adjustments and levies to be made pursuant
to the ordinances.
BACKGROUND:
In 1987, the County Board of Supervisors adopted a policy and procedure
authorizing the County to levy a special tax on new subdivisions for the
purpose of augmenting police services in the East County unincorporated
area. The tax cannot be imposed without a two thirds approval of the
voters, who also establish a maximum tax amount. If the voters approve
the tax, the Board of Supervisors, by a majority vote, annually levies
the tax up to the voter approved maximum amount.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YESRE:
RECOMMENDATION U ADMI IS RAT RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD M
APPROVE O�
SIGNATURE(S): Tom Torlakson Tom Powers
ACTION OF BOARD ON August 11, 1992 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
Following comments of Guy Bjerke, representative of the Building Industry
Association, the Board APPROVED Recommendations Nos. 1 and 3 as presented;
APPROVED Recommendation No. 2 as amended to direct the Community Development
Department to implement the policy through conditions imposed during the land
development process to include special examination of an existing P Service Area
and a determination to require the level of service as previously, set for the area
or some other course of action; also REQUESTED Community Development staff to
j communicate with the Build Industry Association on the implementation of the
policy.
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: I, V, IV NOES: I I, III AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Community Development ATTESTED August 11, 1992
Sheriff's Department PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Clerk (Elections)
County Administrator '
BY e2 � ' ,DEPUTY
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Currently, special taxes are imposed on many subdivisions in East County
ranging from $100 to $200 . To date, none of the proceeds from the tax
has been utilized to augment police services in the unincorporated area.
On June 15, 1992, the Finance Committee reviewed the County policy
limiting the tax to East County. After discussion, the Committee
determined that the County policy should be amended to apply to the
entire unincorporated area of the County (P-6) . Committee members were
concerned with the impact of budget cuts on Sheriff ' s Patrol as well as
concern for overall County tax equity.