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HomeMy WebLinkAbout210ORDINANCE NO. z/0 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING THE LOS ALTOS HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING THERETO PROVISIONS FOR PLACEMENT OF SEWER CHARGES ON THE TAX ROLL. The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. There is hereby added to Chapter 4 of Title 6 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code a new Article 3, to read as follows: ROBIN O. FAISANT IPA Lo(415) 328-6333 "Article 3. Use of Tax Roll Sec.6-4.301. Procedure When the City elects to use the tax roll on which general City taxes are collected for the collection of current or delinquent sewer service charges, proceedings therefor shall be had as now or hereafter provided therefor in Article 4, Chapter 6, Part 3, Division 5 of the Health and Safety Code of the State. Sec.6-4.302. Report. A written report shall be prepared and filed with the Clerk which shall contain a description of each parcel of real property receiving such services and facilities and the amount of the charge for each parcel for the forthcoming fiscal year, computed in conformity with the charges prescribed by this chapter. Sec.6-4.303. Notice: Publication. The Clerk shall cause notice of the filing of the report and of the time and place of hearing thereon to be published once a week for two (2) successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation published within the City. Sec.6-4.304. Notice by mail. Prior to such election for the first time, the Clerk shall cause a notice in writing of the filing of -1- pp91N O. pA19ANT pa 130a `a M sl 386 6aas said first report proposing to have such charges for the forthcoming fiscal year collected on the tax roll and of the time and place of hearing thereon to be mailed to each person to whom any part of parcel of real property described in the report is assessed in the last equalized assessment roll on which general City taxes are collected, at the address shown on the roll or as known to the Clerk. Sec.6-4.305. Subsequent years. If the Council adopts the report, then the requirements for notice in writing shall not apply to hearings on reports prepared in subsequent years, but notice by publication as herein provided shall be adequate. Sec.6-4.306. Hearing. At the time of the hearing, the Council shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to said report referred to in the notice and may continue the hearing from time to time. Sec.6-4.307. Majority protest. If the Council finds that protest is made by the owners of a majority of separate parcels or property described in the report, then the report shall not be adopted, and the charges shall be collected separately from the tax roll and shall not constitute a lien against any parcel of land. Sec.6-4.308. Final determination. Upon the conclusion of the hearing of the report, the Council may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any charge or overrule any or all objections and shall make its determination upon each charge as described —2 V V in said report, which determination shall be final. Sec.6-4.309. Report to Auditor. On or before the tenth (10th) day of August in each year following such final determination of the Council, the Clerk shall file with the Auditor having charge of the tax roll a copy of said report with a statement endorsed thereon over his signature that it has been finally adopted by the Council, and the Auditor shall enter the amounts of the charges against the respective lots or parcels of land as they appear on the current assessment roll. Sec.6-4.310. Parcels outside the City. When any such parcels are outside the boundaries of the City, they shall be added to the assessment roll of the City for the purpose of collecting such charges. Sec.6-4.311. Parcels not on roll. If the property is not described on the roll, the Auditor may enter the description thereon together with the amounts of the charges as shown on the report. Sec.6-4.312. Lien. The amount of the charges shall constitute a lien against the lot or parcel of land against which the charge has been imposed as of noon on the first Monday in March immediately preceding the date of levy. The Tax Collector shall include the amount of the charges on bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land. Sec.6-4.313. Collection. Thereafter the amount of the charges shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner and by the same persons together with and not separately AoeiH ornisnr+, from the general taxes for the City and shall be 730 VRU-CW ROAD Ie :I.1 .....33 -3- delinquent at the same time and thereafter be subject to the same penalties for delinquency. Sec.6-4.314. Laws applicable. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of general taxes of the City including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the matters of delinquency, collection, cancellation, refund and redemption, are applicable to such charges. Sec.6-4.315. Separate bills. The Tax Collector, in his discretion, may issue separate bills for such charges and separate receipts for collection on account of such charges. Sec.6-4.316. Compensation. The County shall be compensated for services rendered in connection with the levy, collection and enforcement of such charges for the City in an amount to be fixed by agreement between the Board of Supervisors and the Council. The compensation shall not exceed one per cent (1%) of all money collected. The compensation shall be paid into the County's Salary Fund." SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be posted within the Town of Los Altos Hills in three (3) public places and shall become effective thirty (30) days following its adoption. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills on June 6, 1973, and was thereafter, at a regular meeting of said Council held on June 20, 1973, passed and adopted. City Clerk ROBIN O. FAISANT ,so ws-11 PALO 9 '1.1 asa 6333 -4-