To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Local Fire District Allocations for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for the Arcata, Blue Lake, Samoa, Ferndale, Fortuna, Garberville, Humboldt No. 1, Kneeland, Loleta, Myers Flat, Petrolia, Redway, Rio Dell, Willow Creek, and Telegraph Ridge Fire Protection Districts; Fieldbrook, Carlotta, Miranda, Orick and Orleans Community Services Districts
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Chair of the Board to execute agreements with the Arcata, Blue Lake, Samoa, Ferndale, Fortuna, Garberville, Humboldt No. 1, Kneeland, Loleta, Myers Flat, Petrolia, Redway, Rio Dell, Willow Creek and Telegraph Ridge Fire Protection Districts; Fieldbrook, Carlotta, Miranda, Orick and Orleans Community Services Districts for revenue-sharing of the county's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 Proposition 172 (Prop 172) funding: and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to submit one executed copy of the agreement to the County Administrative Office for processing.
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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. County Administrative Office staff prepared draft agreements with each fire district based upon the fire chiefs' allocation formula. The Arcata, Blue Lake, Samoa, Ferndale, Fortuna, Garberville, Humboldt No. 1, Kneeland, Loleta, Myers Flat, Petrolia, Redway, Rio Dell, ...
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