^[PDF] LAO 2000 Calfacts Staff Assignments

Mac Taylor County and city fiscal affairs ................................. Marianne O’Malley County and special district fiscal affairs ...................... Michael Cohen Transportation and Resources ......................................... 445-5921 Director .............................................................................
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/calfacts/2000_calfacts_staff_assigns.pdf

^[PDF] 2000 Cal Facts: STATE–LOCAL FINANCES

Local Sales and Use 1.25% to 2.5% Collected with state sales and use tax. Revenues go to cities, counties, and special districts. Vehicle License Fee 0.65% Tax is applied to depreciated purchase price.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/calfacts/2000_calfacts_state-local.pdf

California's Fiscal Outlook 2000-01 Through 2005-06 Part 2

However, monthly indicators such as state withholding and sales tax receipts suggest that California's expansion remains robust. The state's expansion continues to be broad based, with large employment increases occurring in construction, professional services, transportation, tourism, and motion picture pro duction.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/fisc_outlook/111500_fiscal_outlook_chapter_2.html

California's Fiscal Outlook 2000-01 Through 2005-06 Part 4a

About 80 percent of operations funding for these school prog rams is from the state General Fund and local property taxes, pursuant to Proposition 98. Public K-12 education is provided to about 6 million students--ranging from infants to adu lts--through over 1,000 locally governed school districts and county offices of education.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/fisc_outlook/111500_fiscal_outlook_chapter_4a.html

California's Fiscal Outlook 2000-01 Through 2005-06 Part 4b

It is levied in place of taxing vehicles as personal property, and the revenues are distributed to c ities and counties. The Legislature reduced the fee--which was set at 2 percent of the depreciated value of a vehicle--by 25 percent in calendar year 1999 and 35 percent in 2000.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/fisc_outlook/111500_fiscal_outlook_chapter_4b.html

2000 Recommended Legislation Criminal Justice

Because the counties pay for a large share of the costs of these less serious wards, the counties should have a role in determining the optimal length of stay for the wards, rather than le aving the decision solely to the YOPB.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/recommended_leg/2000_recommended_leg_crim_justice.html

California Spending Plan 2000-01 Chapter 2

Under the tax package, the carry-over period is extended to ten years and the percentage amount that may be carried over will increase at regular increments unti l it reaches 65 percent in 2004. There also is a new state sales tax exemption for qualified investments specifically targeted to assist rural counties with high unemployment rates relative to the rest of the stat e.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/spend_plan/0800_spend_plan_chap_2.html

California Spending Plan 2000-01 Chapter 3 Part 1

This action eliminates a deficit in school district and county office of education revenue limits that existed since the early 1990s when the state did not fully fund COLAs. It p rovides a significant increase in general purpose funding for school districts (about 7 percent) and county offices (about 9 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/spend_plan/0800_spend_plan_chap_3a.html

California Spending Plan 2000-01 Chapter 3 Part 2

Prohibits counties from earning incentives during the budget year (savings of $693 million). The budget legislation allows counties to expend up to 25 percent of their incentive funds on services for working poor families whose incomes exceed the eligibility limit for CalW ORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/spend_plan/0800_spend_plan_chap_3b.html

California Spending Plan 2000-01 Chapter 3 Part 3

The budget package also includes legislation--Chapter 113, Statutes of 2000 (SB 1647, O'Connell)--creating a Natural Heritage Preservation Tax Credit. This program will provide tax credits of 55 percent of fair market value to persons who donate qualifying property to state, local, or nonprofit organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/spend_plan/0800_spend_plan_chap_3c.html