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RESOLUTION NO. 769
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS
ALTOS HILLS OPPOSING THE PHASE-OUT. OF THE COUNTY
FIRE.MARSHAL'S OFFICE
WHEREAS, the continued existence of the office of the Santa
Clara County Fire Marshal which provides complete fire prevention
and investigation services to six cities including the Town of Los
Altos Hills and the unincorporated areas of Santa. Clara County, is
being threatened by reason of applications of cities not utilizing
these services for exclusion from liability for payment of taxes for
the cost of county fire protection services on the ground they are
providing such services within their respective jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of any city from the obligation to
pay for available county fire protection services could result in
the shifting of the responsibility for such costs to the remaining
cities and a proportionate increase in the tax burden for residents
of the remaining cities including the Town of Los Altos Hills; and
WHEREAS, any reduction in the services presently available by
reason of the exclusion of any cities would constitute a hardship
on the residents of Los Altos Hills,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF .LOS ALTOS HILLS
does hereby go on record as being in opposition to either the granting
of the application of any city for exemption from payment of any
portion of the costs of county fire protection services pursuant to
Section 25643 of the Government Code of California, or to the
reduction of or change in fire prevention and investigation services
currently provided by the Santa Clara County Fire Marshal's office.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the Town of
Los Altos Hills is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy
of this Resolution forthwith to the Santa Clara County Board of
Supervisors and the Santa Clara County Fire Marshal.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the Town of
Los Altos Hills held on the 17th day of April, 1974.
City Clerk
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