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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1965-1151 RESOLUTION NO. _J.!2J........_. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, PETITIONING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE EXCLUSION FROM THE LEVY OF ANY TAX FOR STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION OF ALL PROPERTY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ELSINORE AS PERMITTED BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 25643. WHEREAS, the State Legislature has adopted a statutory pattern indicating a clear intent that taxes for the support of structural fire protection services must be borne by the property benefited by such services; and WHEREAS, the property owners of the City of Elsinore have been subjected to taxation either direct or indirect for structural fire protection provided in unincorporated areas of the County of Riverside while at the same time said property owners are taxed to support a City fire department which provides ade- quate structural fire protection for all areas of the City of Elsinore; and WHEREAS, the State Legislature has provided a means whereby the City Council may petition the Board of Supervisors for relief from this inequitable condition; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, FOUND AND DETERMINED as follows: 1. The City of Elsinore has an organized fire department in operation and existence which is at this time providing adequate structural fire protection for all property within the City of Elsinore; and 2. No additional benefit in fire protection is received or required by such property from structural fire protection given by the County of Riverside. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Elsinore by this resolution and in accordance with Section 25643 of the Government Code of the State of California hereby petitions the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside to exempt all property located in the City of Elsinore from the levy of any tax for the support of structural -1- fire protection. The City of Elsinore by this resolution further petitions the Board of Supervisors requesting said Board to comply with all provisions of Title 3 Division 2 Article 2 of the Government Code of the State of California and related code sections by making the necessary findings and budgetary allocations to insure that the property owners of the City of Elsinore will not be subjected to double taxation for structural fire protection. The Mayor and City Council of the City of Elsinore fur- ther direct the City Clerk to serve a certified copy of this resolution upon the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside prior to July 1, 1965, and if possible, before March 1, 1965, in order to give ample time to the Board of Supervisors to take corrective action with respect to their budget for the fiscal year of 1965 to 1966. ADOPTED by the Mayor and City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this 8th da y 0 f Februa ry , 1965. s/Thomas C. Bartlett Mayor of the City of Elsinore Attest: s/Florene Marshall City Clerk of the City of Elsinore -2-