An Introduction to Community Facilities Districts Community Facilities Districts (CFDs) offer a robust funding and financing tool for local governments in California. Find out about the evolution, law, formation process, administration of CFDs, and more in this educational video.
Challenges Today in Setting Utility Rates Check out an overview of defensible utility rates, politics of rate making, conservation goals, utility rate trends, and a public agency perspective
Special Financing District Administration Special Financing Districts, such as Benefit Assessment Districts, Community Facilities Districts, and parcel taxes, as well as other property-related fees like water/sewer/standby charges, need focused support and analysis as part of a proactive annual administration process. All combined, these charges represent billions of dollars in annual…
Special Financing Districts – What are they? (Ep. 1) Special Financing Districts are used by local government to fund the construction, maintenance and servicing of public improvements. Special Financing Districts result in an additional charge being levied on the property tax bill. There are different kinds of Special Financing Districts.
Special Assessments 101 (Ep. 2) A Special Assessment is one type of Special Financing District used by local government to fund the construction, maintenance and servicing of public improvements. Special assessments come in many flavors; each with different procedures and the ability to fund different types of public improvements. What…
Special Taxes 101 (Ep. 3) A Special Tax is one type of Special Financing District used by local government to fund the construction, maintenance and servicing of public improvements. Special taxes can fund many types of public improvements and services. What do special taxes have in common? Learn more in…