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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Costa
DATE: January 29, 1987 County
SUBJECT: Financing Police Services in the Unincorporated Area
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Direct County Counsel and County Administrator to draft an
ordinance pursuant to Government Code 53978 (a) to allow creation
of , a special tax area in any portion of the unincorporated
territory including a new subdivision for provision of added
police services.
BACKGROUND
On December 9, 1986 you discussed our report on financing police
services in the unincorporated area (copy of report attached) .
You deferred action to allow more opportunity for information
gathering, particularly administering of funds in a "Special Tax
Area" (STA) .
PROCEEDS OF STA
If an ordinance were adopted to create an STA, the proceeds of
the tax would be "ear-marked" for police service in that general
"beat" area. The cost of an additional patrol deputy and
associated equipment is in the range of $65,000 and therefore
would require about 430 new homes at a rate of $150 per home or
500 new homes at $130 per home. The money would be accounted for
separately and segregated from the county general fund. Until
enough money was generated to fund an additional patrol unit, the
proceeds could be used for incidental crime prevention service in
the subdivision and/or "beat" area. Over time, with added
patrol, "beat" areas would decrease in size and response time
would be improved.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON February 3. 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER X
REFERRED to Finance Committee (Supervisors Powers and Schroder) for review.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Supervisor Powers ATTESTEDy � �9d 7
Supervisor Schroder PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Sheriff-Coroner
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