California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §33838: After receiving a report pursuant to Section 33837, the legislative body shall review and adopt the report, either as presented or as modified, and shall take one of the following actions: (a) Find th
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After receiving a report pursuant to Section 33837, the legislative body shall review and adopt the report, either as presented or as modified, and shall take one of the following actions: (a) Find that the existing levy will raise substantially the same amount as is needed to make the payments, in which case no change to the existing levy is needed. (b) Find that the existing levy will raise more than is needed to make the payments, in which case the legislative body shall reduce the levy for that fiscal year to an amount sufficient to make the payments. (c) Find that the existing levy will not raise sufficient funds to make the payments, in which case the legislative body may, after a notice and hearing pursuant to Sections 33825 to 33835, inclusive, levy an increased assessment for that fiscal year in an amount sufficient to make the payments.
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