The board may call an election any time for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether the district will be dissolved. Upon the filing with the clerk of the district of a petition signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total vote cast within the district at the last general statewide election asking that the question of dissolution of the district be submitted to the voters of the district, the board shall call such an election.
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Section § 98400
This law allows the board to organize an election at any time to ask voters in the district if it should be dissolved. If a petition is filed with enough signatures from voters—specifically, 25% of the votes from the last general election—the board must hold an election to decide on dissolving the district.
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Section § 98401
This law describes the timing for an election to decide if a district should be dissolved. It states that the vote must take place on the next scheduled election date that is at least 74 days after a petition has been filed requesting the dissolution.
The election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether or not the district shall be dissolved shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days next succeeding the date on which the petition is filed.
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Section § 98402
This law section states that when there's an election for dissolving something, notice of this election must be published. The election must take place on the next scheduled election date that is at least 74 days after the notice is first published.
Notice of any election for dissolution, whether called because of the filing of a petition or ordered by the board without petition, shall be published. The election shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days from the date of the first publication of the notice.
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Section § 98403
This law section describes what the ballot should look like for an election regarding the potential dissolution of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District. The ballot must include standard instructions like those found in state and county elections, with a specific question asking if the district should be dissolved, giving voters options to vote 'Yes' or 'No'.
The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and in addition the following:
Shall the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District be dissolved?
YES
NO
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Section § 98404
This law states that the board must tally the votes. If most people vote to dissolve the district, the board must formally dissolve it through a resolution.
The board shall canvass the vote. If a majority of the votes favor dissolution, the board shall by resolution dissolve the district.
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Section § 98405
The board is required to submit an official copy of its resolution to both the Secretary of State and the local county recorder's office for documentation.
The board shall file a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State and for record in the office of the county recorder.
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Section § 98406
If a district is dissolved, any property it owns or controls should be shared among the cities and the county based on each area's share of the total property value in the district. This means areas with higher property values will receive more of the property.
Upon dissolution the right, title and interest to property owned or controlled by the district shall be divided among the cities within the district and the county according to the ratio which the assessed valuation of taxable property of each city within the district and the unincorporated area within the district bears to the total assessed valuation of taxable property within the district.
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Section § 98407
The county's board of supervisors takes on the role of managing a district that has been dissolved. They have the authority to collect taxes and assessments and handle any necessary tasks to settle the district's affairs, including paying off any debts it owes.
The board of supervisors is, ex officio, the governing body of the dissolved district. It may levy taxes and assessments and perform other acts necessary to wind up the district affairs and to raise money for the payment of outstanding indebtedness.
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