Section 23334 Of Article 3. County Formation Review Commission From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
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. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the commission
may, in determining a fair, just and equitable distribution of the
indebtedness of each affected county, as between each affected county
and the proposed county, provide for one or more of the following:
(a) The payment of a fixed or determinable amount of money by the
proposed county either as a lump sum or in installments, for the
acquisition, transfer, use or right of use of any part of the
property, real or personal, owned by an affected county at the time a
petition was filed pursuant to Section 23325.
(b) The levying or fixing and the collection in the proposed
county of (1) special, extraordinary or additional taxes or
assessments, or (2) special, extraordinary or additional service
charges, rentals or rates, or (3) both; or the issuance and sale of
bonds for purposes of providing for any payment required pursuant to
subdivision (a) of this section.
(c) The imposition, exemption, transfer, division or
apportionment, as between any affected county and the proposed
county, of liability for payment of all or any part of principal,
interest or any other amounts which shall become due on account of
all or any part of any bonds, including revenue bonds, of an affected
county which are outstanding or authorized, at the time a petition
is filed pursuant to Section 23325, or other contracts or obligations
of an affected county; and the levying or fixing and the collection
in the proposed county of any (1) taxes or assessments, or (2)
service charges, rentals or rates, or, (3) both, as may be necessary
to provide for such payment.
In making its determinations, the commission shall ascertain the
current indebtedness of each affected county. It shall also ascertain
(a) the total assessed value of all property located in each
affected county; and (b) the assessed value of the territory of the
proposed county. The assessed values used by the commission shall be
those shown on the last equalized assessment roll of each affected
county.
The commission shall also identify and determine the location and
value of all real and personal property owned by each county and
located within the boundaries of the proposed county. Any real and
personal property identified by the commission pursuant to this
section shall become property of the proposed county, should it be
established as provided in this chapter, upon settlement of the
indebtedness in the manner specified by the commission.
(d) For purposes of this section, the unfunded liability of a
county retirement system shall be deemed an indebtedness.