HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 1402 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 1402 NEW SERIES
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CTTY OF BAKERSFIELD
TRANSFERRING THE ASSESSMENT AND TAX COLLECTING
DUTIES AND THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS LEVIED
FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES NOW PERFORMED BY. THE CTTY
ASSESSOR AND THE CITY TAX COLLECTOR TO THE
ASSESSOR AND TAX COLLECTOR OF THE COUNTY OF KERN
AND REPEALING ~T~T~ ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDT-
NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield, a municipal corporation
desires to transfer the assessment and tax collection duties
performed by the City Assessor and City Tax Collector to the Assessor
and Tax Collector of the County of Kern pursuant to Section 50 of
the Charter of the City of Bakersfield and Sections 51500 to 51519 of
~he Government Code of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, Section 51502 of the Government Code provides that a
copy of the ordinance transferring the functions of the assessor*s
office to the county must be filed with the county auditor on or
before the first Monday in February following the adoption of the
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, in order for the transfer to be effective during 1962
it is necessary to enact an emergency ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Charter provides that emergency ordinances
may be enacted whenever the operation of a municipal depart~nent is
affected.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
Bakersfield as follows:
Section 1. PLACE IN CODE. This ordinance shall be Chapter
6.30, Sections 6.30.010 to 6.30.080, inclusive, of Title 6 of the
Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield.
'Section 2. DEFINITIONS. Th~. following words and expressions
when used in this ordinance shall for the purpose of this ordinance
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them as follows:
(a) CITY. The word "City" as used in this ordinance shall
mean the City of Bakersfield, a municipal corporation, situated in
the County of Kern, State of California.
(b) COUNTY. The word ."County" shall mean the County of Kern,
a political subdivision of the State of California.
Section 3. TKANSFEK OF DUTIES. The duties of the City
Council, Assessor, Tax Collector, Auditor and City Clerk of the City
of Bakersfield with respect to the assessment of property in said
City for the purpose of ad valorem taxation thereof to the equalization
and correction for such assessments, to the collection, payment and
enforcement of such taxes hereafter becoming a lien, to the sale of
property for non-payment of such taxes levied for municipal purposes,
and to the redemption of such property from sale or other penalties
for non-payment of the municipal taxes of said City, shall be per-
formed by the officers of the County'of Kern charged respectively
with the performance of duties of the same character as the officers
of said City whose duties are to be performed by such County officers.
Ail duties .now being perfo~-~ed By the above mentioned City officers
which are not specifically transferred by the provisions of this
ordinance shall continue to be performed in accordance with the
applicable laws of the City.
Section 4. TAXES LEVIED P~IOR TO DATE OF ORDINANCE. Ail taxes
of said City that shall have Been levied prior to the effective date
of this ordinance, including delinquent taxes, shall be collected,
the payment thereof enforced in the s~m~_ manner and upon the same
penalties, and property sold for .:the.. non-payment thereof and redeemed
from such sale in the same manner and under the same conditions as.
provided by laws in force in said City at the time of the taking
effect of this ordinance, and .the officers of said Ci2y.as now
provided under the Charter and any ordinance thereof, shall collect
and enforce the payment of such taxes, including delinquent taxes and
do any and all things that may be necessary in the sale of property
for -the non-payment of such taxes and in the redemption thereof from
such sale..
.Section 5. CDMPENSATION. The amount of compensation to be
charged by and paid to County for the performance of services herein
contemplated shall be fixed by agreement between City and County
pursuant to Section 51514 of the Government Code of the State of
California.
'Section 6. FILING OF CERTIFIED COPY. The City Clerk shall
cause a certified copy of this ordinance to be filed with the. County
Auditor, County Tax' Collector and County Treasurer prior to the first
day of February, 1962.
Section 7.. MONEY WITHDRAWN FROM COUNTY TREASURER. The money
collected by the County for the City, shall be drawn from the City
Funds in the hands of the County Treasurer by County Auditor~'s
Warrant.
Section 8. REPEALING. Ail ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure within the meaning of Section 24 of the
Charter of the City of Bakersfield, 'State of California, and necessary
to provide for the daily operation of municipal departments, and shall
be effective on and after February 1, 1962.
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3.
T HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Emergency Ordinance was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day of January, 1962, by the
fo llowing vote:
Co~cil of the City of Bakersfield.
APPROVED this 15th day of January, 1962.
Af av ! of r an es
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ~
County of Kern ~ ss.
MARIAN S. IRVIN, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
Thst she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that
on ......... .t...h...e...._]:..6.~..h.....d...a.~.._.o...f....~..a_n_u...a...r~.j .................... ,19_..6..2. she posted on the Bulletin Board at
the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City at a
meeting thereof du~v held on ......... ~..h...e.....]:...5.~..h.....d.~r.._..o..f...._~...a...n..u_a..E~. ........ ,19..6...2..., which ordinance
· was numbered .............. .]:.4...0...2. ............ New Series, and entitled:
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
TRANSFERRING THE ASSESSMENT AND TAX COLLECTING
DUTIES AND THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSMEI~ITS ?,~.VIED
FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES NOW PERFO _]~RD BY THE CITY
ASSESSOR AND THE CITY TAX COT.T.~.CTOR TO THE
ASSESSOR AND TAX COT,T,~.CTOR OF ~ CO~ OF KERN
AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDI-
NANCES IN CONFLICT HEItEI~ITH.
Subecr~bed and sworn to before me this
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- ' °"-"- ~A~_TE~ W. SMIT1T, No~y Publ~e
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