FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
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GANN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 20-02, entitled: "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District Establishing the Annual Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for the District in accordance with the Provisions of Division 9 of Title 1 of the California Government Code".
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BACKGROUND
This routine annual action adopts a resolution establishing the spending limit for "proceeds of taxes" in accordance with Article XIII B of the Constitution of the State of California (Section 7910 of the Government Code). The Orange County Sanitation District's (Sanitation District) annual appropriations are well below the limit.
In 1979, Proposition 4 (the Gann Initiative) was approved adding Article XIII B to the State Constitution. The provisions of this article place limits on the amount of revenue that can be appropriated by all entities of government. This initiative was designed to constrain government expenditures by placing an annual limit on jurisdictions' revenue and appropriation growth. The Appropriation Limit is based on actual appropriations during the 1978-1979 fiscal year, as increased each year using specified population and inflationary growth factors. This annual allowance growth is linked to changes in population and cost of living. The passage of Proposition 111 in June 1990 amended Article XIIIB, making changes in the base year upon which the appropriations limit is based, establishing new cost of living factors and new population factors for use by local governments, and increasing appropriations not subject to the limit (primarily qualified capital outlay projects). The financial constraints of Article XIII B apply to the State, all cities, counties, special districts, and al...
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