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Council votes 3-2 to slay increases in CFD assessments
• Unprecedented move made to help homeowners
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A screenshot of the Zoom Ceres City Council meeting of August 10. At top are Councilman Channce Condit, Mayor Chris Vierra, Vice Mayor Linda Ryno and City Manager Tom Westbrook. Second row down are Councilman Mike Kline, Captain Pat Crane, Finance Director Leticia Diaz and Councilman Bret Durossette. Third row: City Engineer Daniel Padilla, Fire Chief Kevin Wise, City Attorney Tom Hallinan and Police Chief Rick Collins. Bottom row: Public Works Director Jeremy Damas and Recreation Manager Matt Lohr.
The funding mechanism of Community Facilities Districts has been used in Ceres since 2002 to get new growth to finance part of the costs of police, fire and parks department services extended to new residents. Each year the Ceres City Council routinely bumps up the tax rate to keep up with inflation, not to exceed four percent annually.