HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.f. Establish FY 2016-17 Appropriations LimitCentral Contra Costa Sanitary District
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: September 1, 2016
Subject:
ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE FISCAL YEAR 2016-17
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIII B OF
THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
Submitted By:
Initiating Dept/Div.:
Thea Vassallo, CPA - Finance Manager Administration/Finance & Accounting
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION:
Kent Alm
Roger S. Bailey
Counsel for the District General Manager
ISSUE: The Central Contra Costa Sanitary District is required to establish its
appropriations limit in accordance with Article XIII B, Government Spending Limitation,
of the California Constitution.
BACKGROUND: On August 4, 2016 the Board of Directors authorized posting a public
notice of availability of documentation in support of the District's appropriations limit. As
statutorily required, the public notice was published at least 15 days prior to the
September 1, 2016 Board Meeting, at which the adoption of the appropriations limit is to
be considered.
California's State appropriations limit, originally established by Proposition 4 in 1979,
places an "upper limit" each year on the amount of tax proceeds that can be spent on
an annual basis. Since the District receives the vast majority of revenues from service
fees and charges, not taxes, this limitation has minimal practical effect on the District.
The annual limit is based on the amount of ad valorem tax proceeds that were
authorized to be spent in Fiscal Year (FY) 1986-87, changed annually by a factor
comprised of the change in population combined with the change in California per
capita personal income. After nearly 30 years of compounding under this formula, the
annual limit is many times that of the ad valorem tax proceeds that the District actually
receives, as illustrated below.
For FY 2016-17, the annual change in population in California is 1.12% and the
percentage change in California per capita personal income is 5.37%. Using these
percentages, the appropriations limit for FY 2016-17 is calculated to be $100,366,833,
far above the total District ad valorem tax revenue budgeted for FY 2016-17 of $14.8
million, plus an estimated $25,000 of interest.
ALTERNATIVES/CONSIDERATIONS: None.
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5.f.
POSITION PAPER
Board Meeting Date: September 1, 2016
Subject:
ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE FISCAL YEAR 2016-17
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIII B OF
THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
FINANCIAL IMPACTS: None.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: No Committee review is necessary for this matter
because establishment of the appropriations limit is statutorily mandated under Article
XIII B of the California Constitution entitled Government Spending Limitation.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: Adopt a resolution establishing the appropriations
limit in the amount of $100,366,833 for the FY 2016-17, in accordance with Article XIII B
of the California Constitution, using the change in the California per capita personal
income percentage and change in population to calculate the appropriations limit.
Attached SuDoortina Document:
1. Proposed Resolution
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1 ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-035
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-17
WHEREAS, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District is required under Article XIII B of
the State of California Constitution to establish and adopt an Appropriations Limit for
each fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the District has determined the Appropriations Limit for taxes and proceeds
of taxes for Fiscal Year 2016-17 to be $100,366,833; and
WHEREAS, the selection of an alternative growth factor between the per capita
personal income or the change in the local assessment roll due to local non-residential
construction must be made by recorded vote; and
WHEREAS, the data for calculation of the local non-residential construction factor is no
longer readily available.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Central
Contra Costa Sanitary District hereby adopts the Appropriations Limit for the District in
the amount of $100,366,833 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 based upon the
percentage change in the California per capital personal income.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of September, 2016, by the Board of Directors of
the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District by the following vote:
AYES: Members:
NOES: Members:
ABSENT: Members:
Tad J. Pilecki
President of the Board of Directors
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
County of Contra Costa, State of California
COUNTERSIGNED:
Elaine R. Boehme, CMC
Secretary of the District
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
County of Contra Costa, State of California
Approved as to form:
Kenton L. Alm, Esq.
Counsel for the District
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