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What does the Trinity Center CSD do?
Trinity Center Community Services District is a special district formed in 1961 by the county board of supervisors. TCCSD is the local government of Trinity Center that delivers fire protection/emergency medical services and street lighting. The district is also authorized to provide recreational facilities and services.
Under its enabling act, TCCSD could provide many other municipal-type services if requested by the residents, authorized by its Board of Directors, and approved by the Trinity County Local Agency Formation Commission.
TCCSD uses no Enterprise Systems software as defined in SB 272.
TCCSD Boundaries
The district contains approximately 800 parcels, 18,517 acres, 29 square miles, 600 unique owners, and 260 registered voters. The Trinity Center Volunteer Fire Department answers medical and fire calls all the way from Hatchet Creek to Cedar Stock Resort. In addition, our VFD responds under mutual aid with the Coffee Creek VFD on calls all the way to Scott Mountain and out East Fork. View the current CSD map…
The Trinity Center CSD was created in 1961. At that time, the entire area was checker-boarded with sections (roughly 640-acre blocks) of private land and federal forest. Only sections that were private at that time were eligible for inclusion in the District.
TCCSD Taxes
The TCCSD is allocated a small percentage of the secured and unsecured property taxes collected by Trinity County for all private parcels within the county boundary. This tax structure was created with the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978. Minor allowances are made for increases in property value in our area; but in effect, the TCCSD is allocated approximately 0.46% of the total county property tax revenue. This amount is then reduced by the state by approximately 25% due to propositions that diverted taxes to education from special districts. The bottom line is that approximately $78,000 in tax revenue is allocated to TCCSD annually.
A community services district has the authority to assess usage fees and, with voter approval, levy additional property taxes. If the voting community desires, the CSD can increase taxes or raise a bond to fund libraries, parks, community centers, etc. TCCSD and the fire department also actively pursue grants and donations to fund operations and improvements.
When and where are TCCSD meetings held?
Regularly scheduled board meetings occur on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm in the IOOF Hall. Special meetings may be called as necessary and will be publicly announced in compliance with the Brown Act.
View the CSD Meeting Page…
Background Information
- What is a community services district?
- California Special District Association website
- California Gov Code 61000
(158k) - Trinity Center CSD founding resolution (20K)
- Trinity Center CSD FAQ (28K)
- What’s So Special about Special Districts? A Citizen’s Guide to Special Districts in California (144k)
- 2009-2010 Annexation