If a board of trustees finds that there isn't enough money to cover the costs of facilities, programs, projects, and services, they can raise more money using this chapter or other legal methods.

This law allows districts to impose special taxes in two ways. First, districts can apply taxes uniformly to all taxpayers or properties, via specific government code rules, allowing a lower rate for undeveloped land than for developed properties. Second, they can use the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act, which provides a framework for financing public facilities through special taxes.

This law allows a board of trustees to decide if they need to take on debt through bonds to buy or improve property. They must proceed according to a specific article in the Public Resources Code, where they will act like the board of directors. However, the law limits the district's debt to no more than 2% of the taxable property's assessed value when the bonds are issued.

This section explains that a board of trustees can charge fees for services or regulation enforcement, but only up to the actual cost. They can also charge fees to other public agencies, even if normally exempt, and can charge lower fees to residents or local taxpayers than to nonresidents. In some cases, the board can allow employees to waive these fees if it's in the public interest, but they must have set rules for doing this.