HomeMy WebLinkAbout387 RESOLUTION NO. 387
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS
ALTOS HILLS, RELATING .TO THE COLLECTION OF PROPERTY
TAX COSTS AND PENALTIES FOR DELINQUENT TAXES OF GEN-
ERAL LAW CITIES IN_THE, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos. Hillshas transferred
the assessment and tax collection functions to Santa Clara
County in order to effect a more economic and efficient
service to the property owners of the Town, and
WHEREAS, a defect has existed in the law that delin-
quent penalties collected on overdue property taxes owing to.
general law cities when a county collects the taxes are paid
into the ,county's general fund, and
WHEREAS, under the same circumstances, where achartered
city is involved, such penalties are paid to such chartered
city pursuant to Section 51554 of the Government Code, and
WHEREAS, the. Town .of Los Altos Hills believes this
inequity should be corrected by the Board of. Supervisors of
Santa Clara County, and
WHEREAS, Section 51521 of the Government Code which is
now effective does permit a Board of Supervisors, as .a- matter
of general county policy, to pay into a general law city
treasury, the costsand penalty monies collected from delin-
quent taxes from property. ownerswithin that city.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of
the Town of Los Altos Hills, that the Board of Supervisors
adopt the policy of paying annually to the Town Treasurer
• the costs and penalties related to the non-payment of city
taxes as provided in Section 51521 of the Government Code.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was .
LAGORID & FAISANT -
ATTORNEYS AT LAW - -1-
SOD THIRD STREET' .
LOS ALTOS, CALIF.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the Town of Los Altos Hills held on March 20, 1967, by
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Aiken, Davey, Fowle, Mayor Henley
Noes : None
ABSENT: None
Attest :
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APPROVED:
Mayor `�
LAGORIO & FAISANT
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
3D0 THIRD STREET "2
LOS ALTOS, CALIF.
949-8200
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