Legal Opinion
City of Fresno v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 10, 1984No. F003641PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN (G. A.), P. J.
The central issue in this proceeding is whether an ordinance enacted by the City of Fresno (City) violates article XIII A (Proposition 13) of the California Constitution limiting the amount of property taxes that may be assessed. The trial court held that the tax is invalid. We disagree.
On August 16, 1983, the City enacted City of Fresno Ordinance No. 83-116 1 which imposed a property tax for the fiscal year 1983-1984 at a rate of .032438 per $100 of gross assessed valuation in order to raise $2.05 million. The tax has been collected and is being held by the County…
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