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Approve a resolution authorizing the transfer of up to 85% of FY2017/18 anticipated tax revenues from the Treasury Pool funds to local school districts as mandated under Article XVI Section 6 of the California Constitution
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a resolution authorizing the transfer of 85% of FY2017/18 anticipated tax revenues from the Treasury Pool funds to local school districts under Article XVI Section 6 of the California Constitution from July 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Various State mandates require the County, using available fund balances, or the County Treasurer, using pooled funds, to provide temporary funding to the local school districts in order to cover any cash deficits they may experience in meeting their operational requirements. The applicability of each mandate is dependent upon the type of district to be covered, the portion of time to be covered, and the availability of funds not immediately needed to pay claims against the funds. The attached resolution will enable the various local school districts to fulfill their educational mandates by providing them with a stable source of required operational cash from July 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018, while keeping the County in compliance with all applicable mandatory statutes. Transfers will be payable with interest at the rate the County applies to funds of the districts on deposit with the County.
Listed herein are the respective code sections and actions that must be taken by the County to provide operationally required cash flow to the districts as a result of State actions to defer revenues to the districts that are statutorily owed them by the State of California.
In accordance with Article XVI, Section 6 of the California Constitution, the County Treasurer will make mandatory advances of up to ...
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