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TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator —=
DATE: June 20 1989
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SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: SB 968 (Bergeson)
Specific Request(s) or Recommendations(s) & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of SUPPORT for SB 968 by Senator Marian Bergeson which would eliminate the requirement
that exchanges of sales tax between local agencies be approved by the voters of the affected agencies and which would
remove the financial conditions which must exist prior to an exchange of property tax revenues between local
agencies.
BACKGROUND:
Under existing law counties and cities are authorized to negotiate.an exchange of sales tax between them. The
exchange requires the adoption of a resolution by all affected agencies and approval of the exchange by the voters.
In addition,undercurrent law local agencies may negotiate property tax exchanges between them.These agreements
are required to be approved by the board of supervisors or city council in which the agency is located. The agreement
must also meet specified financial conditions.
Senator Marian Bergeson has introduced SB 968 which makes the following changes to existing law:
1. The sales tax exchange or property tax exchange must be approved by an ordinance rather than a resolution.
2. The requirement for voter approval of a sales tax exchange is eliminated, subject to approval by the voters of
(SCA 19) which proposes a change in the State Constitution to effect this change.
3. Approval by the board of supervisors or city council of a property tax exchange between two other agencies is
eliminated. Instead,the bill requires that the county or city be notified of hearings which are required to be held
prior to the adoption of the ordinance approving the property tax exchange.
4. The financial conditions which must be met before approval of a property tax exchange are eliminated.
SB 968 is supported by the County Supervisors Association of California,but is opposed by many individual cities.
The Auditor-Controller has recommended that the Board of Supervisors support SB 968 on the basis that it simplifies
the process by which sales tax exchanges and property tax exchanges are approved. This office concurs with that
recommendation and therefore joins with CSAC and the Auditor-Controller in recommending that the Board of
Supervisors support SB 968.
SB 968 has passed the Senate and is now on referral to the Assembly Local Government Committee.
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Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee
_ Approve Other:
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Action of Board on: _ June 27 1989 Approved as Recommended x Other
Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
X Unanimous (Absent -- ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Absent: Abstain:
County Administrator Attested June '27. 19.89
cc: Auditor-Controller Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
Dan Wall,CSAC of Su ervisors and County Administrator
Senator Marian Bergeson p{�
Les Spahnn,SRJ.Jackson,Barish&Associates By ! (_ Deputy Clerk
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