Orinda Union parcel tax, Measure B, March 2009
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The Orinda Union Schools Parcel Tax Measure B was on the March 3, 2009 ballot in Contra Costa County for voters in the Orinda Union School District. The measure was approved.[1]
The tax will be $124 per parcel. A 2/3rds vote was required for passage.
There was already a parcel tax of $385 in force in the district which passed in 2003. The total parcel tax will now be $509.[2]
The vote by the Orinda Unified School District Board of Trustees to put Measure B on the ballot was unanimous. The members of the Board of Trustees were Riki Sorenson, Pamela West, Pat Rudebusch, Matt Moran, and Jack Bontemps.[3]
The parcel tax at Orinda Union is the highest of any school district in Contra Costa County. The board of trustees told a reporter in early February that regardless of the outcome of the vote on Measure B, the district would have had to make cuts because of the state budget crunch.[4]
Ballot question
The ballot question was:
- To provide secure local funding for all Orinda K-8 students; reduce the impact of state budget cuts; maintain small class sizes and neighborhood schools; attract and retain skilled, qualified teachers with competitive compensation and training; and protect classroom programs and strong core academics, shall the Orinda Union School District be authorized to levy a parcel tax of $124 per year per parcel, with citizen oversight, no funds used for administrators’ salaries, and every dollar staying in Orinda Union School District?
See also
External links
- Parcel tax measure on March ballot
- Orinda school district website
- Orinda schools budget overview for 2008-2009
- Downloadable information about Measure B
- Text of ballot question
- Yes on B, a website in support of Measure B
- Editorial: Orinda residents should support Measure B
References
- ↑ "Contra Costa Elections Division - March 3, 2009 Special Election" March 3, 2009
- ↑ Lamorinda Weekly, "Orinda School District Proposes Parcel Tax for March Ballot", November 12, 2008
- ↑ Oakland Tribune, "Orinda school board seeks parcel-tax increase", November 17, 2008
- ↑ Contra Costa Times, "Orinda schools preparing for cuts, hoping for parcel tax increase", February 6, 2009
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