Taft Municipal Code Ch. 11 Assessor and Tax Collector, Abolition of Office

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:

CITY: The City of Taft, a municipal corporation, situated in the County of Kern, State of California.

COUNTY: The County of Kern, a political subdivision of the State of California. (Ord. 291, 3-2-1964)

The assessment and tax collection duties, and the collection of assessments levied for Municipal improvements, are hereby transferred to the Assessor and the Tax Collector of the County for the purpose of assessment and collection of and for ad valorem property taxes that become alien after the adoption of this Chapter, and the collection of assessments for Municipal improvements becoming due and payable on and after July 1, 1965. (Ord. 307, 1-18-1965)

The offices of the City Assessor and City Tax Collector are hereby abolished as of July 1, 1965, and thereafter all duties performed by the City Assessor other than the assessing of property in the City, and all duties performed by the City Tax Collector other than the collection of ad valorem taxes on property that becomes a lien after the adoption of this Chapter and the collection of assessments for Municipal improvements become due and payable on and after July 1, 1965, are hereby transferred to and are to be performed by the City Clerk. (Ord. 307, 1-18-1965)

The City Clerk shall cause a certified copy of this Ordinance to be filed with the Auditor of the County of Kern on or before the first Monday of February, 1965, and immediately thereafter shall notify the State Board of Equalization. (Ord. 307, 1-18-1965)