EXHIBIT “A”
TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
BENEFIT FORMULA
Each par cel in the Traffic Signal Maintenance District shall be assessed the sum of the amounts as defined below:
Rate:
The rate shall equal the dollar amount shown on the proposition 218 Ballot used in the formation of the Traffic Signal District and approved by City Council at the time of the formation and is included as if incorporated herein. Pursuant to the proposition 218 ballot, “Said amounts shall be increased annually by the cost -of-living increase reflected in the Los Angeles – Riverside – Orange County/All Urban Consumers Consumer Price Index (CPI),” which is currently known as the “Los Angeles – Long Beach – Anaheim/All urban Consumers Consumer Price Index.” The CPI for the 2025- 2026 fiscal year increased by 3.02%; the measurement was taken from a March 2025 through March 2026 assessment.
FORMULA
TOTAL ASSESSMENT AMOUNT = ((ANNUAL COST OF AN AVERAGE COST OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL X No. of Signals) / % of acreage of parcel in the district) + ANY COUNTY FEES) **
** Fee will never be greater than allowed per the prop. 218 ballot(s). If the district formed before prop 218, than the fee charged at the time prop. 218 passed will be carried over as the flat rate.
AVERAGE TRAFFIC SIGNAL COST: The public works department will calculate the amount of electricity, maintenance & operation costs
are involved with the average traffic signal in the City of Bakersfield. That amount will be used for this Value.
% OF ACREAGE Each parcel within a specific district will be assessed based upon their acreage within their district. E.g. If an owner owns 50% of the acreage in a district, then
they will pay 50% of the cost of any signals included
with the district.
COUNTY FEES: The County Assessors office charges a fee to collect these assessments on the regular property tax bill. For the FY 2025-2026 this fee is $0.20 per parcel billed.