Richmond Municipal Code Ch. 2.32 Transfer of Assessment and Tax Collection Duties

The following words and expressions when used in this chapter shall for the purpose of this chapter have the meanings respectively ascribed to them as follows:

(a) City. The word "city" as used in this chapter means the City of Richmond, a municipal corporation, situated in the County of Contra Costa, State of California.

(b) County. The word "County" as used in this chapter means the County of Contra Costa, a political subdivision of the State of California.

The assessment and tax collection duties, and the collection of assessments levied by the City Council, formerly performed by the assessor and the tax collector of the City, are hereby transferred to the assessor and the tax collector of the County for the purpose of assessment and collection of and for all ad valorem property taxes on the secured rolls levied by the Council; all ad valorem property taxes on the unsecured rolls which became a lien on March 1, 1970, and which become a lien thereafter; and all assessments levied by the Council.

The City Clerk shall cause a certified copy of the ordinance codified herein to be filed with the Auditor of the County on or before the first Monday of February, 1971 and immediately thereafter shall notify the State Board of Equalization.

(Source: Ordinance No. 357 N.S.)