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<br />accomplished in the manner provided for in Section 15 of the Charter. No appropriation shall be
<br />canceled in whole or in part except by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of five -sevenths
<br />(5/7ths) of all members of the City Council. (As amended April 8, 1958, ratified by Legislature
<br />April 18, 1958) (As amended April 8, 1980, certified by Secretary of State April 25, 1980; as
<br />amended November 8, 2005 certified by Secretary of State January 24, 2006.)
<br />TAXES, ACCOUNTS, FUNDS, DEBTS
<br />Section 52. FISCAL YEAR:
<br />The fiscal year of the eCity shall commence on the first day of July of each year, or at such other
<br />times as may be fixed by ordinance.
<br />Section 53. TAXATION:
<br />Except as otherwise herein provided the Council shall, by ordinance, provide a system for the
<br />assessment, equalization, levy, and collection of taxes, which, as nearly as may be, shall conform
<br />to the system provided by the general laws of the State; provided, that all sales for delinquent
<br />taxes shall be made to the City of Redwood City. Should the Council fail to fix the tax rate within
<br />the time prescribed, then the tax rate of the previous year shall constitute the rate of the current
<br />year.
<br />Section 53.5• TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS:
<br />Notwithstanding any provisions of this Charter to the contrary, the Council may, by ordinance,
<br />provide for the transfer of those municipal functions and those duties of eCity officers which
<br />relate to the assessment of property, including special assessments thereon, the equalization and
<br />correction of assessments, the collection, payment and enforcement of current and delinquent
<br />taxes, and the redemption of property, to the County of San Mateo or to such County officers as
<br />the Council determines appropriate. The provisions of this section shall supersede and control all
<br />other provisions of this Charter in conflict herewith. (As amended November 6,1962, ratified by
<br />Legislature January 14, 1963.)
<br />Section 54. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION:
<br />The City Council shall serve as the Board of Equalization and shall meet on either the first, second
<br />or fourth Monday of July of each year at 7:00 p.m. and continue in session by adjournment from
<br />day to day until all returns of the aAssessor have been rectified and assessments equalized. The
<br />Board of Equalization shall have power to hear complaints, to take testimony under oath, and to
<br />correct, modify, strike out, or raise any assessment, provided that notice shall first be given to
<br />any one whose assessment is proposed to be raised, excepting in case of a uniform increase in the
<br />assessed valuation of the property of the entire eCity. (As amended April 8, 1958, ratified by
<br />Legislature April 18, 1958, as amended November; as amended November 8, 2005 certified by
<br />Secretary of State January 24, 2006.)
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