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California Code, Government Code - GOV § 7902.2.2

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) If, beginning with the 2020-21 fiscal year or any fiscal year thereafter, the proceeds of taxes of a city, county, or city and county exceed its appropriations limit determined pursuant to Section 7902 for that fiscal year, the governing body of the city, county, or city and county shall calculate the following amounts:

(1) The appropriations limit of the city, county, or city and county determined pursuant to Section 7902.

(2) The total amount of proceeds of taxes of the city, county, or city and county.

(3) The amount of proceeds of taxes of the city, county, or city and county attributable to funding received by the city, county, or city and county from the Local Revenue Fund, established pursuant to Section 17600 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the Local Revenue Fund 2011, established pursuant to Section 30025 of the Government Code.

(4) The total amount of proceeds of taxes of the city, county, or city and county calculated pursuant to paragraph (2), less the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (3).

(5) The amount equal to the appropriations limit of the city, county, or city and county calculated pursuant to paragraph (1), less the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (4).

(6) If the calculation in paragraph (5) results in a positive value, the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (3) less the positive value calculated pursuant to paragraph (5).

(b) If the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) results in a positive value, the governing body of the city, county, or city and county may increase its appropriations limit for the applicable fiscal year by that amount.

(c) To the extent that the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) is equal to or exceeds the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the governing body of the city, county, or city and county may increase its appropriations limit for the applicable fiscal year by the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).

(d) In the event that the governing body of a city, county, or city and county increases its appropriations limit pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of this section, it shall notify the Director of Finance of the change within 45 days.

(e) Commencing with the 2020-21 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the appropriations limit of the state shall be reduced by the total amount reported pursuant to subdivision (d) by each city, county, or city and county in the fiscal year in which the change is made.

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