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P~ESOLUTION 68-43 REQUESTING THAT THE COUNTY OF <br />ORANGE DEFEND THE ACTION FOR RECOVERY OF TAXES <br />PAID UNDER PROTEST FIT.RD BY W. T. GRANT COMPANY <br />AGAINST THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, THE CITY OF SANTA <br />ANA, AND OTHER DEFENDANTS <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the County of Orange has served as the tax collecting <br />agent for the City of Santa Ana real and personal property taxes <br />under an agreement with said City and said relationship has existed <br />for many years last past; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, an action has been filed in the Superior Court of <br />the State of California in and for the County of Orange entitled, <br />"W. T. GRANT COMPANY, a corporation, vs. THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA, et al.", Case Number 158 658, by which action the <br />Plaintiff seeks to recover taxes paid under protest and for declaratory <br />relief; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the County Counsel's Office of Orange County is ably <br />staffed and has deputies who are familiar with assessment procedures <br />and tax collection procedures, and have experience in actions for <br />refund of taxes paid under protest; and, in the opinion of the City <br />Council of the City of Santa Ana, the defense in the above-entitled <br />action can best be handled by one office under single direction <br />rather than having the defendants individually represented by separate <br />counsel, and §5103 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of <br />California authorizes the County of Orange, at its option, to provide <br />for the defense of actions of this nature through the office of the <br />County Counsel for cities that are included as defendants; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the <br />City of Santa Ana hereby requests the Honorable Board of Supervisors <br />of the County of Orange to provide the defense for the City of Santa <br />Aha in the above-referenced matter by and under the supervision of <br />the County Counsel of Orange County; <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Clerk of the Council is <br />hereby directed to deliver a certified copy of this Resolution to the <br />Board of Supervisors of Orange County and a certified copy of this <br />Resolution to the County Counsel of Orange County. <br /> <br />i~na <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa <br />at its regular meeting held on the 18th day of March, 1968. <br /> <br /> MAY6R / -. v <br /> <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA) <br />COUNTY OF OP~ANGE ) <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA ) <br /> <br />SS <br /> <br /> I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of <br />the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution <br />was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 18th <br />day of March, 1968, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the <br />following vote, to wit: <br /> <br />AYES, <br /> <br />COUNCILMEN: Herrin, Brooks, Carlson, Griset, Markel, <br /> Thu~man, McMichael <br /> <br />NOES, <br />ABSENT, <br /> <br />COUNCILMEN: None <br />COUNCILMEN: None <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br /> <br />