Today's action is to consider making additional edits to the draft EIFD policy based on comments from cities and follow up discussions with the City of Concord and receive an update on the governance structure of EIFDs. The Department of Conservation and Developement will provide a verbal update to the Committee and an analysis of governance structure is included below.
EIFD Governance Structure
Government Code section 53398.51 contemplates the membership of a public financing authority established as the governing board of an EIFD. There are three scenarios for governance, each of which are dependant on the number of affected taxing entities ("ATEs") that are members of the EIFD. ATEs are defined, for purposes of EIFDs, as any governmental taxing agency which levied or had levied on its behalf a property tax on property located in the EIFD boundaries in the fiscal year prior to the establishment of the District. However, schools districts, community college districts and offices of education are not considered ATEs for purposes of EIFDs. Each scenario is outlined below:
1. For EIFDs composed of one ATE (for example, an EIFD formed by the County or an individual City).
5 members; 3 from legislative body and 2 members of the public.
2. For EIFDs composed of two ATEs (for example, an EIFD formed by the County and a City jointly). At least 5 members; 3 from the County Board of Supervisors and the City Council and at least 2 members of the public.
3. For EIFDs composed of three or more ATEs (for example, an EIFD formed by the County, a City and a Sanitary District jointly). At least 5 members; at least 1 from each legislative body, upon mutual agreement by the participating ATEs, and at least 2 members of the public.
In each scenario, the appointment of the public members shall be subject to the provisions of Government code sections 54970 and 54972. These are the sections of statute that cover the "Local Appointments List", commonly referred to as the "Maddy Book".
The full text of Government Code section 53398.51.1 is attached for reference.
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