Resolution No. 5052421
RESOLUTION NO. 5052
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS OPPOSING
THE IMPOSITION OF THE EQUITY STUDY BY THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE
AUTHORITY
Whereas, the Orange County Fire Authority originated as the Orange County Fire
District, a legal special district under the laws of the State of California; and
Whereas, as a Special District, the Orange County Fire District had similar
property tax assessment authority as other local governmental agencies; and
Whereas, the Orange County Fire District was later restructured as the Orange
County Fire Authority in 1995, a Joint Powers Agency, but retained its legal entitlement
to property taxes generated within its original jurisdiction; and
Whereas, Proposition 13 is a California Constitutional Amendment approved the
voters of the State of California; and
Whereas, Proposition 13 severed the relationship between property tax
assessments and local government costs to provide service, thus becoming a revenue limit
on local governmental entities; and
Whereas, Proposition 13 defined property tax equity as a uniform 1% of assessed
valuation for all subject properties within the State of California; and
Whereas, Proposition 13 froze each local governmental taxing agencies
proportion of property taxes at its current rate at the time of the passage of Proposition 13
in 1977; and
Whereas, Revenue and Taxation Code Section 99.02 et seq precludes tax
reallocations between local governmental entities without a determination that revenues
are available for the purpose of the transfer and that the transferring agency will not be
impaired in providing existing services; and
Whereas, the imposition of the Orange County Equity Study relies on premises
that are contrary to California public tax policy established with the passage of
Proposition 13; and
Whereas, the City of Cypress will not be able to meet the long term funding
contributions required by the Orange County Fire Authority Equity Study.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Cypress hereby opposes the imposition of the Orange County Fire Authority Equity
Study and directs its representative to the Orange County Fire Authority Board of
Directors to so represent its position at future Board of Directors meetings.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the llth day of January, 1999.
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ATTEST:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY LERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
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I, LILLIAN M. HAINA, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 11th day
of January 1999; by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: McCoy, McGill, Piercy, Sondhi
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None and Keenan
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS