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Jeff Smith Contra
FROM: Sunne Wright McPeak
Costa
DATE: March 2, 1993 County
SUBJECT: Refinement of Residential Benefit Assessments for Fire Services �`�
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Request the CAO, County Counsel, and Assessor to determine the feasibility of
establishing assessment unit rates less than "1" for smaller single family residential
homes and to report back to the Board of Supervisors before March 16, 1993.
BACKGROUND:
Although benefit assessments require that parcels be charged according to benefit
derived, it may be possible in the case of the fire protection assessment to
establish a formula for single family residential units based on the size of the home
because of differing requirements to suppress fires in a large home versus a smaller
home. Parcel assessments, however, have traditionally relied on the assessor's
codes for property uses so there is no difference between small and large homes.
For some services there is little difference in terms of demand or need between
small and large homes. But in the case of fire protection and suppression, there
probably is a difference; and this should be studied to ensure the greatest fairness
possible in the proposed fire assessments.
Since the notices stated the highest amount for a single family residence, to
implement the above concept would require setting the largest home assessment
unit equal to "1 " and smaller units at a fraction (i.e., .75, .50, .25). This would
ensure the public that we are making every attempt to achieve fairness--even
though the whole property tax taking is not fair to begin with.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR' RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON _ Marrh 79 19q3 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X_ OTHER X _
The Board REFERRED the above recommendation to County Administrator, County
Counsel and the Assesor to consider in conjunction with the report and recommendations
contained in Item 2.A on today's agenda.
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: County Administrator ATTESTED March 2. 1993
County Counsel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Contact:, Karen Mitciloff SupmisorswWCounty AdminlamW
County Assessor
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