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HEARING - Chief Administrative Office, Cemeteries and Airport Division, recommending the Board:
1) Conduct a public hearing to receive public comment of all interested parties for or against the formation of the Western Slope Cemetery Zone of Benefit within County Service Area 9;
2) Make findings consistent with the County’s Policy and Procedure Guidelines for Creation and Administration of Zones of Benefit Within a County Service Area, as amended February 10, 2015;
3) If there is no majority protest, adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 199-2019 forming the Western Slope Cemetery Zone of Benefit within County Service Area 9 contingent on a parcel tax ballot measure being approved by the voters on the March 2020 election;
4) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 200-2019 without an inflation factor or Resolution 201-2019 including a 1.55% inflation factor setting for election a measure to consider a special tax for the purpose to provide better levels of service in the operation, maintenance, historical preservation, and capital improvements for public cemeteries County Service Area 9; except for properties within Kelsey Cemetery District, Happy Homestead Cemetery District, Georgetown Cemetery Zone of Benefit, City of Placerville, and County Service Area 3; noting that the measure will be submitted to the zone electorate on the ballots distributed for the Presidential Primary Election to be held March 3, 2020 and;
5) Approve the ballot question that will be on the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election ballot. (Est. Time: 1 Hr.)
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The proposed Zone of Benefit consists of an estimated 67,630 parcels located in County Service Area Number 9, which is the western slope of El Dorado County with the exception of the City of Placerville, Kelsey Cemetery District, Georgetown Cemetery Zone of Benefit, Community Services Area 3, and Happy Homestead Cemetery District.
The propose...
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