TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: County Counsel and and Assessor/Clerk-Recorder
MEETING DATE: April 8, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Brina Blanton
PHONE:
707-234-6885
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Katrina Bartolomie
PHONE:
707-234-6819
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of an Ordinance Repealing Chapters 5.12 and 5.14 of Title 5 of the Mendocino County Code Pertaining to Damage and Calamity Reassessment and Replacing with Chapter 5.12 Pertaining to Damage or Calamity Reassessment
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt an Ordinance repealing Chapters 5.12 and 5.14 of Title 5 of the Mendocino County Code pertaining to damage and calamity reassessment and replacing with Chapter 5.12 pertaining to damage or calamity reassessment; and authorize the Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Chapter 5.12 of Title 5 of the Mendocino County Code was adopted by this Board in 1974 (Ord. No. 1265). Chapter 5.14 of Title 5 of the Mendocino County Code was first adopted by this Board in 1978, (Ord. No. 2079), and was then repealed and amended, also in 1978 (Ord. 2098). On March 25, 2025, the Board of Supervisors Introduced and Waived the first reading of the Ordinance.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Currently, the Assessor's Office processes requests for reassessment based on damage to property occurring as the result of a major disaster or individual calamity or misfortune. The County's existing codes regarding such reassessments are based on State statutes now repealed. In the most recent Assessment Practices Survey conducted by the California Board of Equalization for Mendocino County, it was recommended that Mendocino County update its damage reassessment ordinance to conform to current State law.
The proposed ordinance would update the Mendocino County Code to conform with current California statute. The proposed ordinance would not result in a change to the practices of the Asses...
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