§ 23334
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Except as otherwise provided in this article, the commission may, in determining a fair, just and equitable distribution of the indebtedness of each affected county, as between each affected county and the proposed county, provide for one or more of the following:
(a)The payment of a fixed or determinable amount of money by the proposed county either as a lump sum or in installments, for the acquisition, transfer, use or right of use of any part of the property, real or personal, owned by an affected county at the time a petition was filed pursuant to Section 23325.
(b)The levying or fixing and the collection in the proposed county of
(1)special, extraordinary or additional taxes or assessments, or
(2)special, extraordinary or additional service charges, rentals or rates, or
(3)both; or the issuance and sale of bonds for purposes of providing for any payment required pursuant to subdivision
(a)of this section.
(c)The imposition, exemption, transfer, division or apportionment, as between any affected county and the proposed county, of liability for payment of all or any part of principal, interest or any other amounts which shall become due on account of all or any part of any bonds, including revenue bonds, of an affected county which are outstanding or authorized, at the time a petition is filed pursuant to Section 23325, or other contracts or obligations of an affected county; and the levying or fixing and the collection in the proposed county of any
(1)taxes or assessments, or
(2)service charges, rentals or rates, or,
(3)both, as may be necessary to provide for such payment.
In making its determinations, the commission shall ascertain the current indebtedness of each affected county. It shall also ascertain
(a)the total assessed value of all property located in each affected county; and
(b)the assessed value of the territory of the proposed county. The assessed values used by the commission shall be those shown on the last equalized assessment roll of each affected county.
The commission shall also identify and determine the location and value of all real and personal property owned by each county and located within the boundaries of the proposed county. Any real and personal property identified by the commission pursuant to this section shall become property of the proposed county, should it be established as provided in this chapter, upon settlement of the indebtedness in the manner specified by the commission.
(d)For purposes of this section, the unfunded liability of a county retirement system shall be deemed an indebtedness.