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Questions and Answers
Where do your Property Taxes go?
How much do Marin property owners pay in property taxes?
Fiscal 2000-2001 $310,000,000
Fiscal 2001-2002 $340,000,000
Amounts shown reflect basic (1%) property tax only.
How is it distributed?
The county government receives approximately 21%;
Cities collectively receive 14%; special districts receive nearly 12%;
schools receive approximately 42% and the Education Revenue Augmentation Fund
(ERAF) receives about 11%.*
Specific City Distributions
What is ERAF?
It is a mechanism, enacted in July of 1992 by the State Legislature,
to shift local tax revenues from cities, counties, and special districts
to a state controlled Education Revenue Augmentation Fund. The state uses this fund
to reduce their obligation to the schools. ERAF funds have been used by the State
to help school and community college districts meet minimum funding requirements.
What was the dollar amount* of this tax shift for fiscal 2000-2001?
* Information provided by Richard S. Arrow, Marin County Auditor-Controller
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