SEC. 9-608. HEARINGS, NOTICE, CONTINUANCES:
Any required hearing may be held not sooner than 15 days from the date of the resolution ordering such hearing, upon not less than 5 days published notice. Any published notice shall be sufficient if published one time in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. Any notice of hearing to be published may be in summary form with reference to documents on file in the office of the City Clerk for further information. Any hearing may be continued from time to time without further notice, but shall be completed within one calendar year of the original hearing date.
SEC. 9-609. EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION:
Community facilities districts may be created pursuant to this Division within the territorial jurisdiction of the City, or upon compliance with the procedures set forth in Sections 5115 through 5118 of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code, may extend beyond the territorial limits of the City.
SEC. 9-610. JOINT COMMUNITY FACILITIES AGREEMENTS:
Any agreement by and between the City and another public agency for the financing, ownership and/or operation and/or maintenance of any facility or the provision of any service may be entered into at any time at the determination of the City Council.
SEC. 9-611. QUALIFIED ELECTORS:
For purposes of any property-owner voter election, a public agency as owner of property, whether or not such property is leased, shall be deemed a qualified elector and entitled to vote. For purposes of determining electors, any property used primarily for hotel or residential hotel purposes shall be deemed a commercial, non-residential use.
SEC. 9-612. ELECTIONS:
For purposes of any election herein, and unless otherwise waived by unanimous action of all qualified electors, the time for the conduct of the election shall be not less than 30 nor more than 120 days from the adoption of the Resolution of Formation or other resolution ordering such election. For purposes of any such election, the City Clerk shall be the election official responsible for conducting and canvassing such election.
SEC. 9-613. SPECIAL TAX ORDINANCE:
The special tax ordinance may direct the Administrative Services Officer or other official of the City to annually prepare and transmit to the County Tax Collector suitable records and/or schedule for collection of the special taxes according to the approved method of special tax apportionment without further annual action by the Council, unless an increase in the maximum tax or other alteration of such method of apportionment is sought.
SEC. 9-614. LEASE OR POSSESSORY INTEREST BY EXEMPT ENTITY TO NON-EXEMPT PERSON OR ENTITY:
(a) If a public agency owning property, including property held in trust for any beneficiary, which is otherwise exempt from a special tax, grants a leasehold or other possessory interest in the property to a non-exempt person or entity, the special tax shall be levied on the leasehold or possessory interest and shall be payable by the owner of the leasehold or possessory interest.
(b) When entering into a lease or other written contract creating a possessory interest that may be subject to taxation, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the public agency shall include, or cause to be included, in the contract a statement that the property interest may be subject to special taxation pursuant to this chapter, and that the party in whom the possessory interest is vested may be subject to the payment of special taxes levied on the interest. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not, however, invalidate the contract.
(c) If the special tax on any possessory interest levied pursuant to subsection (a) of this section is unpaid when due, the tax collector may use those collection procedures which are available for the collection of assessments on the unsecured roll.
SEC. 9-615. REFUNDING BONDS, USE OF SAVINGS:
Bonds may be issued hereunder to refund any outstanding assessment bonds, whether fixed lien bonds or any other improvement or assessment bonds, including ad valorem assessment bonds. Any savings achieved through the issuance of refunding bonds may be used by the City in any manner that it determines to be in the interests of the City.
SEC. 9-616. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER:
Any proceedings taken or special tax levied pursuant to this Division shall not be held invalid for failure to comply with the provisions of this Chapter provided such failure is not a constitutional defect.
SEC. 9-617. VALIDITY OF PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED PRIOR TO ORDINANCE:
Proceedings commenced prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall be valid so long as the Resolution of Formation is adopted after this ordinance becomes effective.
(Added by Ordinance 003-01 C.S. – Effective March 22, 2001)
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