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Assessor's Office recommending the Board:
1) Approve the “California Assessors’ Association Information Technology” Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement; and
2) Delegate Authority to the Assessor, or Assistant Assessor, to execute the agreement.
FUNDING: State Funding and General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Historically, the State of California has offered programs to help Assessor’s Offices, as there are often unfunded projects or mandates from the State of California. In the first two programs, funds were available to all 58 counties. That was followed by a pilot program where eight counties participated. Four years ago, there was a three-year grant program where participation was limited by the State’s appropriations. Alameda County was a successful participant of this last grant program. Since the last grant program expired, the California Assessors’ Association (CAA) has worked to get funding for assessors included in the State’s budget to continue supplementing the work of the Assessor’s Office. This year, we were successful in that the State of California agreed to a $10 million grant to fund statewide Assessor IT projects. This budget appropriation is $10 million per year for three consecutive years and can be found in SEC. 73 of Budget Trailer Bill SB 189. This grant does not require any matching funds from the counties. With this new program, the State Department of Finance has a few requirements: the projects must benefit all 58 counties and taxpayers, and we must form a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) so state funds can be deposited with a legal entity. The statute requires that the application for funds be submitted by October 1, 2022. CAA completed and submitted the application on September 30, 2022. The statute also requires a JPA formation by November 15, 2022. Several Counties have already approved formation and participation in the newly formed JPA.
In November 2020, California voters passed Proposition 19, which dramatically...
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