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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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El Dorado County Grand Jury
• 2014-2015
El Dorado Hills CSD and Cc&r Enforcement Case
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Findings 5 findings
F1
A special per parcel tax was adopted in 1983 for the specific purpose of enforcing CC&R.
F2
The special tax is no longer being used exclusively for CC&R enforcement.
F3
The CSD receives tax funds from almost 8,200 parcels for CC&R enforcement they do not provide.
F4
The parcels in HOAs that enforce CC&Rs are paying twice for CC&R enforcement.
F5
Most CSD taxpayers are unaware of the special tax and its original purpose.
Recommendations 3
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R1Evaluate the appropriateness, inequities and continued need for the special tax.
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R2Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with HOAs enforcing CC&Rs to reimburse the cost of enforcement.
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R3Establish a new voter referendum to modify or repeal the tax. ATTACHMENTS • Official Ballot from the Nov. 8, 1983, general election. • Letter from CSD Board President. • Map of the El Dorado Hills CSD. • List, provided by the CSD, of the parcels in individual HOAs that do and do not enforce their own CC&Rs. RESPONSE Responses to both findings and recommendations in this Report are required by law in accordance with California Penal Code §933 and §933.05. Address responses to: The Honorable Suzanne N. Kingsbury Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court 1354 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This Report has been provided to the El Dorado Hills Community Services District. The Presiding Judge of the El Dorado County Superior Court requests that responses be sent electronically as a Word or PDF file to facilitate economical and timely distribution. Please email responses to the El Dorado County Grand Jury at: courtadmin@eldoradocourt.org