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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor,
County Administrator Contra
DATE: December 21, 1986 Costa
SUBJECT;
INFORMATION REGARDING SAN DIEGO COUNTY' S INTENTION TO GATE
CURRENT ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY TAXES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Receive this report and direct the County Administrator and County Counsel
to monitor the activities in San Diego County.
BACKGROUND:
On December 17, the Board referred to the Administrator a letter from
Supervisor George Bailey of San Diego County. The letter informed the
Board of Supervisors of San Diego County' s intention to file a lawsuit
related to the unequal distribution of property tax revenues/ which began
with the passage of Proposition 13/ and has been continued by subsequent
legislation.
According to the information provided by San Diego, under the current
distribution formula, Contra Costa County receives only 240 of the total
property tax dollar compared with a statewide average of 330. If Contra
Costa were to receive the statewide average, over $25 million in additional
funding would be received. Other examples were provided which show that
Contra Costa, and 26 other counties, may not be getting a "fair share" when
compared with other taxing entities. This information is interesting and
worth further examination.
Staff from both the Administrator and County Counsel offices contacted
their counterparts in San Diego. The purpose of the contact was to deter-
mine if additional support from other counties was needed and the status of
the potential litigation. Staff from San Diego indicated that they are at
least six months away from being ready to file a lawsuit and that the type
of support, if any, from other counties that would be requested was yet to
be determined.
For these reasons, it is suggested that the Board take no action at this
time, beyond that recommended above. Staff will continue to monitor the
progress of the lawsuit and will bring the item back to the Board as
circumstances dictate.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: - YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): /V
ACTION OF BOARD ON - January 21 1986 - APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Cc: County Administrator ATTESTED
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County Counsel t----
PHIL ATCHELOR, LERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY ,DEPUTY