HomeMy Public PortalAbout2016.190 (08-16-16)RESOLUTION NO. 2016.190
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
TAXES FOR THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE RETIREMENT FUND
WHEREAS, on April 16, 1946, the electors of the City of Lynwood
adopted Ordinance No. 426, that approved the State Employees' Retirement
system as the retirement system for officials and employees of the City of
Lynwood and authorized the City Council to levy taxes to maintain the City's
share of contributions to the retirement system; and
WHEREAS,.:on November 4, 1974, the electors of the City of Lynwood
adopted Ordipance`1 No: Vj5, that amended Ordinance No. 426, as well as the
contract bet%veen the City and the Public Employees Retirement system, to
include improved retirement benefits for local safety members in the City of
Lynwood and further authorized the City Council to levy such taxes as may be
determined to maintain the City's share of those improved benefits;
WHEREAS, on August 6, 1997, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
97 -124, adjusting the rate of the tax levy to pay for the costs and expenses
relating to the maintenance and operations of the Retirement Fund; and
WHEREAS, On October 13, 1998, the City Council adopted Resolution
No. 98 -177, adjusting the rate of and levying taxes for the City's contribution to
the retirement fund and approving a settlement in the matter of Howard Jarvis
Taxpayers Association v. City of Lynwood; and
WHEREAS, one of the conditions of the settlement in the matter of
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. City of Lynwood was to fix the rate of
the tax related to the Retirement Fund at $0.125 per $100 of assessed valuation;
and
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles requires the City to approve the
tax rate annually.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lynwood does hereby
find, order, and resolve as follows:
Section 1. The specific rate of the tax to be collected to pay for the
costs and expenses related to the Retirement Fund for fiscal year 2016 -2017 is
hereby determined and established as $0.125 for each $100 of assessed
valuation.
Section 2. The tax shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary
ad valorem property taxes are collected.
Section 3. The Auditor - Controller of Los Angeles County is requested
to enter on the next County assessment roll on which taxes will become due,
opposite each lot or parcel of land affected, the installment of the tax that is then
due and the rate of that tax.
Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to certify to the passage and
adoption of this resolution and to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the
Auditor - Controller of Los Angeles County.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 16th day of August, 2016.
ATTEST:
Iflari Qurionez,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David A. Garcia,
City Attorney
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Edwin Hernandez, .
Mayor
J. Arnoldo Beltran,
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Amanda Hall,
Finance Director
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood /Secretary
to the Lynwood Utility Authority, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood and the
Lynwood Utility Authority at a regular meeting held on the 16`h day of August,
2016, and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ALATORRE,
SOLACHE, CASTRO AND HERNANDEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Maria Quinonez, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
SANTILLAN -BEAS,
I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood /Secretary
to the Lynwood Utility Authority, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a
full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 2016.190 on file in my office and that
said Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated
this 16th day of August, 2016.
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Maria Quinonez, City Clerk