RESOLUTION NO. 2024-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
DETERMINING THE PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIAL PARCEL TAX LEVIED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 PURSUANT TO VERNON MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 3.20.020
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. Vernon Municipal Code Section 3.20.020 authorizes an annual public safety special parcel tax (Tax) to fund: 1) City police services and projects; 2) City health services and projects; and 3) contracted City fire protection services and projects.
B. Vernon Municipal Code Section 3.20.020(E) requires that the City Council determine, for each fiscal year, by ordinance or resolution, the amount of the Tax to be imposed on each parcel subject to the Tax, calculated based on the applicable maximum rate for such fiscal year but may, at the discretion of the City Council, be determined based on lower rates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby determines the Tax for fiscal year 2024- 2025 shall be $0.03831 per square foot of taxable parcel area. A list of parcels subject to the Tax, as well as the amount of the Tax to be levied upon each parcel, is attached hereto as Exhibit A and is hereby approved.
SECTION 4. The tax shall be collected in the same manner as ad valorem property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same procedure, sale and lien priority in case of delinquency as is provided by ad valorem taxes.
SECTION 5. The Interim City Clerk, or designee, is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution, together with such other information as may be required for placement of the tax on the County property tax bills, to the Department of AuditorController of the County of Los Angeles.
SECTION 6. The City Administrator, or designee, is hereby authorized to amend the aforesaid list to add any parcel subject to the Tax omitted therefrom, with said Tax calculated at the rate of $0.03831 per square foot of taxable parcel area, and to delete any parcel erroneously included.
Resolution No. 2024-13
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SECTION 7. The Deputy City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED June 18, 2024.
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JUDITH MERLO, Mayor
ATTEST:
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YONNIE PARKER, Deputy City Clerk
(seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ZAYNAH N. MOUSSA, City Attorney