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RESOLUTION NO. 81-29
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA REQUESTING THE COUNTY
COUNSEL OF ORANGE COUNTY TO DEFEND A
TAXPAYER'S ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST
THE CITY.
Wq{EREAS, an action for refund of property taxes
paid was filed in the Superior Court of the County of Orange
by Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., against the County of
Orange and City of Santa Ana, et al., Case No. 32-93-43 and
WHEREAS, California Revenue and Taxation Code
Section 5149 provides as follows: "Any city for which
county officers collect taxes may provide for the defense by
counsel for the county of actions brought against the city
under this article, in which event it shall be the duty of
such counsel to defend such actions, or the city may provide
that such actions shall be defended by its own counsel;" and
WHEPdEAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana
desires to have the County Counsel defend said City in the
above-mentioned action pursuant to the above-mentioned code
section.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of Santa Ana:
1. That the City of Santa Ana does hereby request
the County Counsel to defend said City in the abovementioned
action, Case No. 32-93-43.
2. That the Clerk of the Council is hereby
directed to deliver a copy of this resolution to the County
Counsel of Orange County forthwith.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of
by the following vote:
March , 1981,
AYES:
COUNCILMEN: Bricken, Griset, Luxembourger, Serrato
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILM~..N: Ward, Markel, Yamam0t0
ATTEST:
City Attorney