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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: KENNETH J. CORCORAN
County Auditor-Controller
DATE: June 11, 1992
SUBJECT: Impounding of Property Taxes for Cable T.V. Litigation
Specific Requests or Recommendation(s) & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the County Auditor-Controller to impound 50% of all property tax
revenue received from the cable T.V. companies involved in potential
litigation.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
Government Code Section 26906.1 provides that the County Auditor-Controller,
with approval of the Board of Supervisors, may impound the disputed revenues
from any tax upon secured or unsecured property, levied and collected by the
County, whenever a proper claim or action has been filed to return revenues.
At the request of the County Administrator and with concurrence of the County
Assessor, County Auditor-Controller and County Counsel , it is recommended
that 50% of the disputed property tax revenues from the following cable T.V.
companies be impounded beginning with the 1991-92 fiscal year, until the
litigation is resolved.
Televents, Inc.
Viacom Cablevision
Bay Cablevision
UA Cablesystems Corp. & UACC Midwest Corp.
Continued on Attachment Yes Signature:
Recommendation of County Administrator
Recommendation of Board Committee
Approve Other
Signature(s) :
Action of Board on: 01?,Z Approved as Recommended Other
Vote of Supervisors: I HEREBY CERTIFY .THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
Unanimous (Absent ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Absent: Abstain: � 13, /r 9 2-
Attested:
Phil atc a or, Clerk o
cc: County Administrator the Board of Supervisors
Auditor-Controller and County Administrator
County Counsel
County Assessor By: � , DEPUTY