Memorandum
Date: July 23, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Johanna DeLong, Assistant Clerk to the Board
Subject: Approve Resolution of the South Lake County Fire Protection District Board of Directors Calling for a Special Election for the Purpose of Establishing a New Appropriations Limit
Executive Summary:
The Board of Directors hereby requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of Lake to permit the Registrar of Voters to render the Fire District the services necessary for the preparation of the ballots and conduct the election herein described.
Section 4 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution permits any special district to establish a new appropriations limit.
At the general election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, there shall be submitted to the registered voters of the area enclosed within the Fire District the question of whether or not a new appropriations limit should be established for the next four fiscal years. This new appropriations limit will not affect the tax rate of the residents within the Fire District.
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Recommended Action: Approve Resolution of the South Lake County Fire Protection District Board of Directors Calling for a Special Election for the Purpose of Establishing a New Appropriations Limit