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TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES 50001-57607›DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES 50001-52203›PART 2. POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES AND COUNTIES 51300-51953›CHAPTER 2. Transfer of City Tax Functions 51500-51562›ARTICLE 1. General 51500-51521

§ 51508

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Before fixing the rate of taxes the legislative body of a city which has transferred the duties of the assessor and tax collector shall fix by ordinance or resolution the amount of revenue from property taxes necessary to support its departments for the current year and to pay the bonded or other indebtedness of the city, or any portion or district of the city.

(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1295.)

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