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Chino Valley council reconsiders, approves Del Sol maintenance-district levy after initial defeat
Summary
After an initial 5-2 vote defeated a proposed ad valorem assessment for the Del Sol Maintenance Improvement District, the council voted to reconsider and then unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2026-1316; staff said the town will cover the difference until final maintenance bids are received.
Chino Valley's Town Council voted to adopt Resolution No. 2026-1316 to levy an ad valorem tax for the Del Sol Maintenance Improvement District after an initial vote failed and councilmembers moved to reconsider.
The item, introduced by staff, would assess 25 individual parcels and seven maintenance areas. Staff proposed a reduced levy "just under $9,500" for the coming fiscal year instead of the district's full projected annual maintenance cost (about $14,003.75), with the town covering any shortfall between the assessment collections and the actual contracted maintenance cost while final bids are obtained.
Town staff explained the assessment history: when the original builder maintained the areas, annual costs were about $2,700, but collections and projected costs have risen. A council member argued that it is unfair for all town taxpayers to subsidize maintenance benefiting 25 property owners, saying the core issue is whether those owners should bear the expense rather than general taxpayers. The town attorney advised that the council's legal options include repealing and readopting the budget or holding special meetings, but warned county timelines for tax-roll submission make delaying changes difficult.
A motion to adopt the resolution failed on first roll call, producing two votes in favor and five opposed. Council then moved to reconsider the vote; the reconsideration motion passed and the council subsequently approved the resolution as reconsidered by a unanimous 7-0 roll-call vote.
Town staff said the practical effect is that the town will levy and collect under the adopted resolution and, depending on final maintenance contract bids, will cover only the difference between what is assessed and the low bid. The town manager and staff said they will continue to obtain quotes, refine the scope of services, and return with more precise figures before the tentative budget adoption next year.
The council's next steps are for staff to finalize maintenance quotes and present options for next year's budget adoption and, if desired, the dissolution process for the MID could be pursued after completion of contracted services.
