HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 09101991 - 91-605 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on September 10, 1991, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Schroder., McPeak, Torlakson and Fanden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Resolution Completing)
Proceedings for the )
East Diablo/Byron ) RESOLUTION NO. 91/605
Fire District ) (Gov. Code §§ 57078,
Boundary Reorgani- ) 57081, 57082, 57083)
zation )
(LAFC91-18 ) )
Pursuant to the Cortese-Knox Act, Government Code sections
56000 et seq. , the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra
Costa resolves as follows :
1 . On or about June 18 , 1991 , the Board of Supervisors of
Contra Costa County, acting both as the governing board of the
East Diablo and Byron Fire Protection Districts, adopted and
filed a Resolution of Application with the Local Agency Formation
Commission (LAFCO) for approval of the subject boundary
reorganization, consisting of annexation of all territory of the
Byron Fire Protection District to the East Diablo Fire Protection
District and the concurrent dissolution of the Byron Fire
Protection District .
2 . The reason for this . proposal is to allow the provision
of better and more economic fire protection services to .the area
of both Fire Protection Districts .
3 . On August 14 , 1991 , after noticed public hearing, LAFCO
approved the subject Reorganization.
4 . On September 10, 1991 , this Board held a noticed public
hearing on the subject Reorganization, receiving any protests
that any person desired to file, hearing all testimony that any
person desired to present, and receiving any letters or other
documents that any person desired to submit. This Board then
closed said public hearing and found that no legal protests had
been filed against the Reorganization.
5 . There will be no name change for the Reorganized
district, which will continue to be known as the East Diablo Fire
Protection District. The Byron Fire Protection District will
cease to exist.
6 . If no petition sufficient to require an election is
received within 30 days from September 10, 1991, this Board
hereby orders the Reorganization without election, subject to the
following conditions approved by LAFCO:
a . All equipment and other personal property, all real
property, and all records, funding, rights, liabilities and
assets, whether tangible or intangible, shall be transferred from
the Byron Fire Protection District and become the property,
rights and obligations of the East Diablo Fire Protection
District. The Board of Supervisors as the Governing Board of the
Districts shall take whatever measures may be necessary to effect
these transfers .
b. The Chief of the Byron Fire Protection District
will become an Assistant Chief of the East Diablo Fire Protection
District, at his current salary level .
C . The Assistant Chief of the Byron Fire Protection
District will become a Battalion Chief of the East Diablo Fire
Protection District at a reduced salary level equal to the salary
level of the two current Byron Fire Battalion Chief . positions .
d. The salary of the East Diablo Fire Protection
Battalion Chief will be increased to the present salary of, the
Byron Fire District Battalion Chief .
e. All volunteer fireman positions of the Byron Fire
Protection District will be merged into comparable positions in
the East Diablo Fire Protection District staffing structure.
f . All other employees of the Byron Fire Protection
District shall become employees of the East Diablo Fire
Protection District, at their current salary levels .
7 . The description of the annexed and dissolved territory
is all that territory within the current boundaries of the Byron
Fire Protection District.
8 . , This Board finds and declares that, acting as the
governing board of the Byron Fire Protection District, it has by
unanimous resolution consented to the dissolution of the
District.
9 . There is no bonded debt for either the Byron Fire
Protection District or the East Diablo Fire Protection District.
10 . The regular county assessment roll will continue to be
used to collect taxes in the affected territory.
If no petition sufficient to require an election has been
filed by October 11 , 1991 , the Clerk of this Board shall_
forthwith transmit a certified copy of this Resolution, along
with a remittance to cover any applicable fees as provided by the
Government Code, to the Executive Officer of the Local Agency
Formation Commission.
DCG h 1 hereby cer;ty that this is a true and correct copy of
7 an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
cc: County Administrator Board of Supervisormthe date shown.
LAF C 0 ATTESTED: v / 9 9/
County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOFY,Clerk of the Board
East Diablo FPD of Supwvh ors and County Admird$VMW
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