Redondo Beach Municipal Code § 17.5 Special levy, employees retirement system, tax levy

The City Council may by ordinance provide for assessments and tax collection by the City. Until such time as a different method is established, the City shall continue to use, for the purpose of ad valorem municipal taxation, the Los Angeles County system of assessment and tax collection as now in effect or may hereafter be amended in so far as such provisions are not in conflict with this Charter.

Should the City Council fail, for any reason, to properly fix the rate and levy taxes on or before August 31st, in any year, after the adoption of this Charter, the rates for the next preceding year shall thereupon be automatically adopted and a tax at such rate shall be deemed to have been levied on all taxable property in the City for the current fiscal year.

The fiscal year of the municipal government shall begin on the first day of July of each year and end on the thirtieth day of June the following year.

In addition to the special levies hereinafter provided, the City Council shall not levy a property tax in excess of One Dollar ($1.00) on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the assessed valuation of taxable property in the City for municipal purposes.

At the same time and in the same manner as other property taxes for municipal purposes are levied and collected, and where no other provisions for payments are made, there shall be levied and collected the following:

(a) A tax sufficient to meet all liabilities of the City for principal and interest of all bonds or judgments due and unpaid, or to become due during the ensuing fiscal year.

(b) A tax not to exceed fifteen cents (15¢) on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the assessed value of taxable property in the City for advertising, music and park purposes.

(c) A tax not to exceed fifteen cents (15¢) on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the assessed value of taxable property in the City for library purposes, provided, however, any surplus from such levy remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall be transferred to the Library Improvement Fund and may be used for Library capital outlays, extensions and maintenance.

(d) A tax not to exceed fifteen cents (15¢) on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the assessed value of taxable property in the City for recreation.

The City Council may make a special levy to raise sufficient funds to meet all obligations of the City to the State Employees Retirement System, in the event such a system is placed in effect for the employees of this City.

Prior to the adoption of any ordinance fixing the annual tax levy, the City Council may transfer any surplus sums remaining in the General Fund of said City to the Municipal Building and Capital Outlays Fund.

Annually, the City Manager shall require the heads of each department to submit to the City Manager not later than April 1st, detailed estimates of the estimated revenues and expenditures of their departments for the ensuing fiscal year. The City Manager shall hold such conferences with the department heads as may be necessary to permit the City Manager to accurately determine department needs in the light of anticipated municipal revenues and efficient operation of the departments.

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17.7—as amended by election 3-7-23.

Not later than May 16th of each year the City Manager shall submit a proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year to the City Council.

Upon receipt of the proposed budget, the City Council shall set a time and place for a public hearing on the budget. Said hearing shall be held not more than thirty (30) days after receipt of the proposed budget and the City Council shall cause notice of such hearing to be given by publishing a notice in the official paper of said City at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing; however as an alternative, that when an ordinance solely pertains to the municipal affairs of the City, except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by ordinance of the Council, the City Clerk may satisfy the publication requirement by posting the ordinance in at least three public places in the City as designated by the Council and posted on the City's online website or other publicly available City-controlled internet site in lieu of such publication.

If the City Council is unable to complete the hearing at one session, it may adjourn from time to time until completed.

After the hearing, the City Council shall review the budget, considering matters brought forth at the hearing, make any revisions and adopt the same. The City Council shall adopt the budget on or before June 30th of each year.

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17.9—as amended by election 3-4-25.

After the adoption of the budget, the amounts allocated therein to the various departments shall be appropriated to the various departments and no department shall exceed the appropriations made to it.

At any meeting, after the adoption of the budget, any appropriations may be modified and/or transferred by the adoption of a resolution by at least four affirmative votes.

All appropriations remaining unexpended or not allocated for payment of existing contracts shall lapse at the end of each current fiscal year.

The bonded indebtedness of the City shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total assessed valuation of property within the City.