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The City of Ukiah is the county leader in recreational events for the family, invests in solid improvements to municipal infrastructure, and continually seeks out redevelopment opportunities to enhance our business climate.
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Where Does Property Tax Go? A lot of people are surprised to learn that the City of Ukiah only receives about 9% of the property tax collected within city limits.
The largest share goes to schools (61%), followed by the County of Mendocino (29%), with the remainder going to special districts.
When people hear the word “annexation,” some assume the County would suddenly “lose” huge amounts of property tax revenue. That’s not how it works.
Here’s the simplest way to think about it:
Imagine a pie that keeps getting bigger every year. The County KEEPS its existing slice of pie.
Then, as property values increase over time, the pie grows. Under the Master Tax Sharing Agreement, only a portion of the growth in property tax revenue (capped at 2% by Prop 13) may be shared with the City to help pay for city services provided to annexed areas.
In other words:
💲The County does not lose its current property tax base.
⭐️Schools still receive the largest share.
👮The City receives a relatively small share to provide services like roads, police, fire protection, parks, planning, infrastructure, and economic development.
The agreement was negotiated between Mendocino County and the cities specifically to ensure annexation could occur in a fair and financially responsible way for all agencies involved. … See MoreSee Less
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Do You Know Your Neighbors?
In an emergency, they may be the first to:
– share information
– help you evacuate
– check on your home
Take steps today to get to know your neighbors. Start here: cityofukiah.com/office-of-emergency-management/ … See MoreSee Less
Where does your 8.875% sales tax go? Inside the city limits (of Ukiah), most of it (3.9375%) goes to the State. Nearly 3% (2.9375%) goes to the County of Mendocino, and 2% goes to the City of Ukiah.
1% of the City's portion goes to the General Fund, which includes Police, Fire, Recreation, Parks, Streets, etc. This is called the "Bradley-Burns" tax. Then, 1/2% goes directly to public safety for Measure P, and 1/2% goes directly to streets for Measure Y.
If annexation occurs, this formula inside the city wouldn't change at all. What WOULD change is that, over a period of 15 years, the City and the County would gradually split the "Bradley-Burns" 1% in the annexed area ONLY. The County and the State would continue to get their same shares of sales tax from within the city…healthy cities help maintain healthy counties!
For more information about the City's proposed annexation project, see cityofukiah.com/proposed-annexation-project/ … See MoreSee Less