§ 56812
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(a)If a proposal includes the incorporation of a city, the commission shall determine the provisional appropriations limit of the city in accordance with Section 7902.7 and Article XIII B of the California Constitution. The commission shall determine the provisional appropriations limit of the city in the following manner:
(1)Estimate the amount of revenue anticipated to be received by the city from the proceeds of taxes for the first full fiscal year of operation.
(2)Adjust the amount determined in paragraph
(1)for the estimated change in the cost of living and population in the next full fiscal year of operation and such other changes as may be required or permitted by Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
(b)The governing body of the city shall determine the proposed permanent appropriations limit of the city to be submitted to the voters in the following manner:
(1)Determine the amount of revenue actually received by the city from the proceeds of taxes for the first full fiscal year of operation.
(2)Adjust the amount determined in paragraph
(1)for the estimated change in the cost of living and population in the next full fiscal year of operation and such other changes as may be required or permitted by Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
(c)The permanent appropriations limit of the city shall be set at the first municipal election which is held following the first full fiscal year of operation and shall not be considered to be a change in the appropriations limit of the city pursuant to Section 4 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.