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Board keeps disputed film rebate language after narrow vote; supervisors debate retroactive payments to NBC Universal
Summary
Supervisors debated amendments to an administrative-code ordinance that would change caps on film tax rebates and raised concerns about retroactive payments for TV production; a sever-and-amend procedure left contested language in place and the ordinance passed on final reading.
An ordinance to amend the administrative code’s cap on individual film production rebates prompted sharp debate among supervisors about whether the ordinance’s amendments would permit retroactive payments to major studios.
What happened: The board considered an ordinance (item 10) that would change the cap on individual tax rebates tied to production activity. At second reading, a supervisor asked to sever amendments (language beginning on page 3, the word “rebates” through a specified sentence) so they could vote on…
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