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San Francisco County Municipal Code § 1.19 Annual Tax Rate Ordinance: Amendment to the Annual Appropriation

San Francisco County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Francisco County

Cite as: San Francisco County Municipal Code § 1.19 · Text as of 2026-10-04

ORDINANCE. In order to comply with the time limitation set forth in Section 6.208 of the Charter, the Controller is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and submit to the Board of Supervisors, not later than August 28th of each year, an ordinance, designated the Annual Tax Rate Ordinance, providing for the levying of a tax, the estimated proceeds of which, together with the total amount of receipts and revenues estimated to be received from all sources, will be sufficient to meet all appropriations made by the Annual Appropriation Ordinance. As a prerequisite to the levying of a tax pursuant to Section 6.208 of the Charter, the Controller is further authorized and directed, concurrently and in conjunction with the submission of the Annual Tax Rate Ordinance, to prepare and submit to the Board of Supervisors, without reference or amendment to the Annual Budget, an amendment to the Annual Appropriation Ordinance to effect necessary adjustments pursuant to Section 6.208 of the Charter and other requirements. (Added by Ord. 254-63, App. 9/12/63)

SEC. 1.19-1. DISTRIBUTION OF TAX PROCEEDS LEVIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION XIII-A

OF CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION AND DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW. The Controller is hereby authorized and directed to apportion and distribute the proceeds from the annual tax rate levy as follows: The San Francisco United School District shall receive 7.732047 percent of the proceeds; The Community College District of the City and County of San Francisco shall receive 1.438021 percent of the proceeds; The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District shall receive 0.630043 percent of the proceeds; The Bay Area Air Quality Management District shall receive 0.208429 percent of the proceeds; The County Superintendent of Schools shall receive 0.103108 percent of the proceeds; The City and County of San Francisco shall receive 89.888352 percent of the proceeds. The above distribution is exclusive of that amount levied and collected to pay the interest and redemption charges on any indebtedness approved by the voters. The percentage distribution of the tax rate proceeds received by any district may be reduced proportionately to reflect any benefits from the State for restrictive or nonrestrictive purposes. (Amended by Ord. 464-79, App. 9/21/79)

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