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County deputy assessor briefs Solvang council on property tax trends and Prop 19 rules for base‑year transfers
Summary
Santa Barbara County Deputy Assessor Michael Daley presented county property tax roll trends to the Solvang City Council and explained changes from Proposition 19, including how homeowner exemptions and rules for base‑year transfers affect property tax assessments and transfers across counties.
Michael Daley, deputy assessor for Santa Barbara County, briefed the Solvang City Council on Oct. 13 on property tax roll values, homeowner‑exemption trends and changes introduced by California’s Proposition 19.
Daley told the council that assessed‑value growth has been steady and that property tax revenues remain the county’s primary general‑fund source; he noted most property‑tax revenues help fund public schools. He highlighted a long‑term decline in homeowner exemptions in Santa Barbara County — an indicator, Daley said, of a high proportion of secondary or investment homes…
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