To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Local Proposition 172 Fire District Allocations for Fiscal Year 2020-21 and Supplemental Budget (4/5 Vote Required)end
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Chair of the Board to execute agreements with Blue Lake, Ferndale, Fortuna, Garberville, Redway, Rio Dell and Samoa Fire Protection Districts, and Fieldbrook and Orleans Community Services Districts for revenue-sharing of the county's Fiscal Year 2020-21 Proposition 172 (Prop 172) funding;
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to submit one executed copy of the agreement to the County Administrative Office for processing;
3. Approve the attached Supplemental Budget in fund 1100 budget unit 199 Contributions Other to carry forward Prop 172 allocations to fire districts approved in fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 into FY 2020-21 (4/5 vote required);
4. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to tender FY 2019-20 Prop 172 allocations to Fire Districts as approved by your Board on Jul. 7, 2020; and
5. Approve and authorize the County Administrative Officer, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all future agreements regarding the allocation of Prop 172 to local fire districts following Board approval of the fire district allocations.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (Prop 172)
DISCUSSION:
Prop 172 of 1993 enacted a one-half cent sales tax statewide, dedicated to public safety purposes. It was intended as partial compensation to counties and cities for property tax revenue that was shifted from local government to the State Education Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF). In October 2005, the Board of Supervisors voted to contribute Prop 172 funding to the recognized fire districts in the county.
The Fire Chiefs Association provided the county with an allocation formula for distribution of 2.0 percent of the Prop 172 revenue between the 23 fire districts. Count...
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