HomeMy Public PortalAbout81-108 (08-04-81)RESOLUTION NO 81-108
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING
NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 3, 1981, FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY A PROPOSED
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE LEVYING OF A
SPECIAL TAX FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
SERVICES (PARAT~IEDICS )--
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood desires
to submit to the qualified electors of said City at a Special
Municipal Election a proposed ordinance relating to the levying of
a special tax for Fire Protection and Prevention Services (Paramedics),
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WHEREAS, the City Council of said City is thereupon authoriz-
ed and directed by statute to submit the Ordinance to the qualified
voters,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS -__ _ _
SECTION '1 That pursuant to the requirements of the laws
of the State of California relating to .General Law Cities within
said State, there shall be, and there is hereby called and ordered
held in the City of Lynwood, County of Los Angeles, State of
California, on Tuesday, November 3, 1981, a Special Municipal
Election of the qualified electors of said City for the purpose
of submitting the following proposed ordinance, to wit
Shall an Ordinance providing yES `
for the levy of a special tax
for fire protection and pre-
vention service (Paramedic N0.
s.e.rv.i.ce.) .be..ado.p.t.ed?
SECTION 2 That a cross (+) placed in the voting square
after the word "YES" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be
counted in favor of the adoption of the proposition A cross (+)
in the voting square after the word "NO" in the manner hereinbefore
provided shall be counted against the adoption of the proposition
SECTION 3 The proposed ordinance submitted to the voters
shall. be as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, and incorporated
herein by reference in full and at length
SECTION 4 That the ballots to be used at said election
shall be, both as to form and matter contained therein, such as
may be required by law to be used thereat
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SECTION 5 That the polls for said election shall be
open at seven o'clock a m (7 00 a m ) of the day of said election
and sh~~.ll remain open continuously from said time until eight
o'clock p m (8 00 p m ) of the same day when said polls shall be
c`losed;, except as provided in Section 14301 of the Elections Code
of the State of Calif frnia
'SECTION 6 Tlat in all particulars .not resided in this
Resolution, said election shall be held and conducted as provided
by law for' holding. muicipal elections in said City
SECTION 7 That notice of the time and place of holding
said e]'_ection is here~y given and the City Clerk is hereby authorized,
instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of
said election in time,. form and manner as required by law
SECTION,8 That the special election hereby called for the
date hereinbefor"e specified shall be and is hereby ordered consolidated
with tYe U.nifiedSchool District Board election to be held on said
date, and wit~hin~said City the precincts, polling places and officers
of election for the special municipal election hereby called shall be
the same as-those provided for said Unified School District Board
election The Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County is hereby
requested to order the consolidation of the special municipal election
hereby called with said Unified School District Board election, and the
Registrar of Voters of said County is hereby authorized to canvass the
returns of said special municipal election, and said elections shall
be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only
one form of ballot, namely, the ballots used at said general election,
shall be used Said Registrar of Voters shall certify the results of
the canvass of the returns of said special municipal election to the
City Council of said City which shall thereafter declare the results
thereof The proposition submitted by this resolution shall be
designated on the ballot by a letter printed on the left margin of the
square containing the description of'the measure
SECTION 9 That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Resolution, shall enter the same in the bookâ˘of
original Resolutions of said City, and shall make a minute of the
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the
City Council of said City in the minutes of the meeting at which the
v. ~ same is passed--and adopted -~- _~ --- a ~. _ . _, ~ __ _ _, _ _- - _ w_~
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND .APPROVED THIS 4th day of August, 181
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D BYORK ; PSI YOR
ATTEST CITY OF LYPdWOOD
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M WEA'UER, ACTING CITY MANAGER
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SmATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNT~t OF' LOS ANGELES )
I, the und.ersi~ned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foreg~oin~; resolution was
passed a.nd adopted by the City Counci7_ of the City of Lynwood
at a regular meeting; held on the 4th
day oi' AUGUST j 1881
A`ZES Councilmen GREEN, MORRIS, ROWE, THOMPSON, BYORK
NOES Councilmen NONE
ABSENT Councilmen NONE
Deputy City Clerk, City of Lynwood
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ORDINANCE NO
ESHIBIT ' A"
AN ORDINANCE OF TEE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
LYNjh~OOD, CALIFORNIA, LEVYING A SPECIAL
TAk FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LYNhhOOD, CALIFORNIA, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLO~h'S
SECTION 1 Pursuant to the authority of California~Govern-
ment Code Sections 53978, et seq there is hereby levied and
assessed a special tax by the City of Lynwood on each parcel of prop-
erty, each- residential unit in a multiple d«Jelling, or each mobile
home site as hereinafter set forth, in the City of Lynwood for each
fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year 1982-83
SECTION 2 Said special tax for each fiscal year shall
be as follows
1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-8G
Single Family
(Including condominims) X38 06 X37 29 X42 11 $46 26
Multi-family and .28 55 27 .97 31 58 34 70
mobile home units per unit per unit per unit per unit
Commercial and. Industrial
-` '0"'- `4 ; 999 sq f t --1-14- i8 111 87 126 33 138 78
5,000 - 19,999 sq ft 380 60 372 90 421 1C - 4G2 60
20,,..000 - 99,999 sq ft 951 50 932 25 1,052 75 1,156 50
100,000 + sq ft 1,903 00 1 864 50 2,105 50 2,313 00
The records of the Los. Angeles County Assessor, as of T.4arch 1
of each year preceding the applicable fiscal year shall determine
whether or not any particular lot is unimproved by purposes of this
section 'Parcel of property" as used in this Ordinance shall mean
any contiguous unit of improved or unimproved real property held in
separate ownership, including, but not limited to, any single family
residence, any condominium unit, as defined in California Civil Code
Section 783, or any other unit of real property subject to the
California Subdivided Lands Act (Business and Professions Code Section
11000, et seq )
V ~- The tax ~ imposed bsl- this--section= shall- be a:-~tax--upon each ~--
parcel. of property, and the tax shall not be measured by the value
of the property% The maximum amount of the tax to be imposed after
the 1985-8G fiscal year shall be as set forth above for such fiscal
year
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SECTION '3 The special tax imposed by Section 2 shall be
due in t«-o equal installments, in accordance with the collection
procedures of the Los Angeles County Tax Collector with the first
installment for the first fiscal year, to wit 1982-83 being due
November 1, 1982, and the second installment for said fiscal year
being d.ue on February 1, .1983 The special tax for subsequent
fiscal years shall be due on the same basis, in the same manner,
and on the same applicable dates as established by la«- for the due
dates f'or the other charges and taxes fixed and collected by the
County of Los Angeles in behalf of the City of Lynwood
SECTIO?~T 4 The .revenue raised by this Ordinance shall be
placed in a special fund to be used only for the purposes of obtain-
ing, furnishing,. operating and maintaining fire protection (includ-
ing Paramedics), for paying the salaries and benefits to firefighting
personnel and for such other necessary fire protection and prevention
expenses of the City of Lynwood
SECTION 5 The City Council, by three (3) affirmative ~%otes,
is empowered to suspend all or an5% part of the tax imposed by this
Ordinance, and shall suspend such part of said tax as the City Council
finds in the exercise of reasonable discretion and fiscal prudence is
not required to provide an adequate level of Fire Department services
in the CitS%, in accordance with the purposes set forth in this
Ordinance _ _~ __ _ ____ _~._ __ _
SECTION 6 The CitS% Council shall be empowered to amend this
Ordinance by three (3} affirmative votes of~the members thereof in
order to carry out the general purposes of this Crdinance, in order
to conform to state law that permits the County Tax Collector,. or
other proper official, to collect a special tax such as is levied
by this Ordinance in conjunction with County taxes, or in order to
assign duties pursuant to the Ordinance to other officers, provided
however, no amendment shall permit the levy of a tax in excess of the
maximum set forth in Section 2
SECTION 7 They.special tax imposed hereby shall be collected
in the same manner, on the same dates, and subject to the same
penalties and interest in accordance with the established dates as,
or with _ other charges and _ta~es fixed and collected_by~ the _Count~~_ __
of Los Angeles in behalf of the City of Lynwood, and the said County
'may deduct its reasonable costs incurred for such service before
remittal of the balance to the City
Said special tax, together with all penalties and interest
thereon, shall constitute a lien upon the parcel upon which, it is
levied until it has been paid, and said special tax, together with
all penalties and' interest thereon, shall, until paid, constitute a
personal obligation to the City of Lynwood by the persons who own
the parcel on the date the tax is due
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SECTION 8 The special tax hereby imposed shall not be
imposed upon a Federal or State Governmental agency, or another
local agency, or upon any parcel of peoperty that is exempt from the
special tax imposed by this Ordinance pursuant to any provision of
the Constitution or any= paramount law
SECTION 9 Unexpended residue of any money raised. by the
City under this Ordinance may only be used in the succeeding year
for the purposes stated in this Ordinance by lowering the next
year's tax b5= the amount unexpended or returned to the taxpayers on
the same pro rata basis as originall~~ levied
SECTION 10 If any provision of this Ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid
or unconstitutional by .any court of competent. jurisdiction; such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any other pro-
vision or applications, and to this end the provisions of this
Ordinance are declared to be severable The people hereby declare
that they would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, sub-
section, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses, phrases, parts or portions thereof., be declared invalid or
unconstitutional
SECTION 11 This Ordinance, or any provision thereof other
than those provisions,. if any, which provide .for modification by the
---- -- --~--City Council -of the City- -of -LSTnwoo~, may only be amended or repealed
by approval of two-thirds (2/3) of the voters voting on the pro-
visions at any initiative or referendum election
SECTION 12 This Ordinance shall be adopted if approved as
an initiative measure by two-thirds (2/3) of the voters voting at an
election to be held on November 3, 1981, and go into effect ten (10)
days after the City Council haa,. by resolution, declared that such j
initiative measure was approved by two-thirds {2/3) of 'the voters. '
voting thereon
SECTION 13 The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
ado-ption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted,.
as required by law j
JOH1T D BYORK MAYOR j
CITY OF LYNWOOD
ATTEST
JIM WEAVER, ACTING CITY CLERK
C I TI' OF LYNWOOD
866 HALL OF ADMINISTRATION
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RESOLU'T'ION FROM THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
RECEIVED BY C. A. FULLER, OFFICE OF
SUPERVISOR KENNETH HA~iN
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