DATE:
June 24, 2026
FP01
TO:
Board of Directors, San Diego County Fire Protection District
SUBJECT
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NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING:
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONFIRM FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 LEVIES FOR PERMANENT ROAD DIVISION ZONES, COUNTY SERVICE AREAS AND ZONES, SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ZONES, AND STORMWATER MAINTENANCE ZONES AND RELATED CEQA FINDING (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
An annual public hearing is required to confirm and adopt levies for County of San Diego (County), San Diego County Flood Control District (Flood Control District), and San Diego County Fire Protection District (Fire District) including Permanent Road Division Zones, County Service Areas and Zones, and Flood Control District Stormwater Maintenance Zones. These levies ensure funding for the operation of assessment districts to provide various services for the public throughout the county. Without the adoption of these resolutions, the levies cannot be placed on the tax rolls for FY 2026-27, and the continuity of these services would be reduced, and maintenance could be suspended.
Special districts are created by residents of a community to deliver specialized services that the local county or city does not provide. There are a variety of special districts, and each type is governed under different State laws. The County, Flood Control District, and Fire District use special districts as a funding mechanism to provide services, such as fire protection, flood control protection, private road, landscape maintenance, parks, emergency communication and paramedic services across the unincorporated region and in six cities (Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Santee, and portions of Poway and San Diego) in San Diego County. This is a request for the Board of Supervisors acting on behalf of the County and the Fire and Flood Control Districts to adopt resolutions to confirm assessments and special taxes and authorize levies for the 74 special districts administered by the County,...
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