Gridley, California, Orchard Hospital Parcel Tax, Measure M3 (November 2016)
| Measure M3: Gridley Orchard Hospital Parcel Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 DefeatedMajority required: 66.67% |
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| California parcel tax Expires in: Ten years |
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| Gridley, California |
A parcel tax measure was on the ballot for Gridley voters in Butte County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of extending the existing special parcel tax of $70 per residential unit for 10 years to fund standby emergency services at Orchard Hospital and increasing the city's spending limit. |
| A no vote was a vote against extending the existing special parcel tax of $70 per residential unit for 10 years to fund standby emergency services at Orchard Hospital and increasing the city's spending limit. |
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of this measure.
Election results
| Measure M3 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 980 | 47.85% | ||
| Yes | 1,068 | 52.15% | ||
- Election results from Butte County Clerk-Recorder
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Title: Special Property Tax for Stand by Costs of Providing Emergency Room Services in a Critical Access Hospital (Orchard Hospital) Shall an existing special property tax to fund standby costs of providing emergency room services at the Orchard Hospital, in the amount of $70 per residential equivalent unit per year for an additional ten years (vacant parcels and parcels without residential units shall not be subject to the tax) to raise approximately $330,000.00 per year, as enacted by Gridley Resolution 2016-R-020, and a corresponding increase in the City's spending limit, be approved? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Gridley City Attorney:
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This proposition seeks voter approval for the continued imposition of a special property tax upon residential properties exclusively. If approved by the voters, the tax revenues would be used exclusively to pay for stand-by costs of providing emergency room services at Orchard Hospital in Gridley, a critical access hospital. The proposed tax, in the amount of $70.00 per residential equivalent unit would expire after ten (10) years. The Gridley City Council has placed this measure on the ballot due to concerns that absent supplemental funding, the hospital might be forced to close and that such closure would constitute a detriment to the health, welfare and safety of the citizenry. A two-thirds vote of the qualified electors is required to continue the imposition of the proposed special tax. [2] |
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| —Gridley City Attorney[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Gridley, California.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Butte County, "Resolution No. 2016-R-020," July 21, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Gridley City Attorney, "Impartial Analysis of Measure M-3," August 17, 2016
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