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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator
Costa
DATE: April 15, 1987 County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Assembly Bill 1210 (Cortese)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(_S) & BACKGROUND Aim JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in opposition to AB 1210 by Assemblyman Dominic
Cortese which substantially revises the method by which the
Special District Augmentation Fund ( SDAF) is financed, and which
restricts the manner in which the Board of Supervisors can
allocate the SDAF.
BACKGROUND:
Under current law, special districts which received State bailout
funds in 1978-79 contribute a portion of their property tax
revenue to a Special District Augmentation Fund ( SDAF) . The
Board of Supervisors is then authorized to distribute the funds
in the SDAF to any eligible special district to assist in
maintaining the operations of the district. Only special
districts which received State bailout funds in 1978-79
contribute to the SDAF.
Assemblyman Cortese has introduced AB 1210 which makes . two major
changes to current law:
1. All local jurisdictions would be required to contribute
to the SDAF, including the County, cities, and school
districts, as well as special districts. This require-
ment imposes a new State-mandated local program on all
local jurisdictions. However, no provision is made in
AB 1210 to reimburse counties, cities, and school
districts for the loss of revenue.
2. The Board of Supervisors is required to allocate 800 of
the SDAF to special districts which received an
allocation from the SDAF in each of the 1983-84,
1984-85, 1985-86 and 1986-87 fiscal years. AB 1210
dictates how this 80% of the SDAF will be allocated to
those districts. The remaining 20% of the SDAF would
be available to the Board of Supervisors for allocation
to any special district.
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County Administrator APR 21 .1981
cc: Auditor-Controller ATTESTED
Jackson/Barish & Associates PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
D. J. Smith Associates SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CSAC Director
Assemblyman Dominic Cortese BY ,DEPUTY
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These requirements to contribute to the SDAF, coupled with the
requirement that the Board of Supervisors allocate the SDAF in
specific ways substantially undermines the original purpose of
the SDAF and removes the Board' s discretion. For these reasons,
we believe the Board should oppose AB 1210. See attached memo
from the Auditor-Controller' s Office for additional details.
Office of Contra ;,%ost ('Oum,
r COUNTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER
Contra Costa County
Martinez, California
March 17, 1987
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TO: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Attn: C. L. Van Marter, Assistant County Adminis rator
FROM: Donald L. Bouchet, Auditor-Controller
By: Sam Kimoto, Deputy County Audit
SUBJECT: Special District Augmentation Fund A 1210 Cortese
We refer to your memo of March 9, 1987 on the above subject.
Beginning July 1 , 1988 (fiscal year 1988-89) this bill would completely
revise the procedure of property tax revenues to be deposited into the SDAF. It would
also revise the allocation procedures by imposing mandatory allocation of portion (80%)
of the fund to certain eligible districts only and the remainder (20%) to be allocated
to special districts as the governing body deems appropriate. This bill also requires
additional notices be given regarding estimates of allocable funds , proposed allocations ,
and actual allocations.
In the revised procedure of depositing revenues to the fund, the bill
requires all agencies (county, special districts , cities , and schools) to contribute
to the SDAF. This is changed from the existing procedure where special districts only
(special districts that received state bailout monies in 1978-79) contribute to the
SDAF.
In the revised allocation procedures, the bill establishes each eligible
district to receive specified amount based on' allocations received during the four
previous fiscal years or three of the four previous fiscal years. This would be for
80% of the funds. The balance (20%) would be allocated to special districts as the
governing body deems appropriate. This is change from the existing procedure where
the governing body has complete discretion in all allocations.
This office recommends that the Board of Supervisors oppose this bill
for the following reasons:
1 . The County 'General Fund and all other agencies would be required to
contribute to the SDAF.
2. The 80% allocation of the SDAF monies is being confined to each
eligible district that received SDAF monies during the past four
years. This is change from the original intent of the SDAF where
the Board of Supervisors was given authority to provide funds to
special districts as needed.
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.1 ' Phil Batchelor, County Administrator March 17, 1987
Attn: C. L. Van Marter, Assistant County Administrator
Special District Augmentation Fund AB1210 Cortese
3. The bill does not provide for reimbursement for costs incurred or
losses suffered. It further states that local agency or school
district has authority to levy service charges , fees, or assessments
to reimburse itself. This does not appear to be true according to
Proposition 62 of election of November 4, 1986, where any new or
increased general or special taxes require approval of the voters.
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cc: Vic Westman, County Counsel
Bill Maxfield, Chief
Contra Costa Fire District
Tony Enea, Deputy CAO
Terry McGraw, Deputy CAO