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Kelsey Cemetery District, California, Measure C, Parcel Tax (March 2020)

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Kelsey Cemetery District Measure C
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Election date
March 3, 2020
Topic
California parcel tax
Status
Defeatedd Defeated
Type
Referral		Origin
Lawmakers

A Parcel Tax was on the ballot for Kelsey Cemetery District voters in El Dorado County, California, on March 3, 2020.[1] It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Kelsey Cemetery District to levy at an annual rate not to exceed $8.00 per district parcel per year for 10 years to provide funding for Kelsey Pioneer Cemetery services.
A "no" vote opposedauthorizing the Kelsey Cemetery District to levy at an annual rate not to exceed $8.00 per district parcel per year for 10 years to provide funding for Kelsey Pioneer Cemetery services.


A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure C.

Election results

El Dorado County Measure C

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 349 48.27%

Defeated No

374 51.73%
Results are officially certified.


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“ Shall the Kelsey Cemetery District levy a special tax for the purpose of providing needed Kelsey Pioneer Cemetery building, road, grounds and record keeping improvements, and increased maintenance at an annual rate not to exceed $8.00 per District parcel per year with total annual revenue raised to be $7,640, and remaining in effect for 10 years be adopted?[2] ”

Impartial analysis

The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the David A. Livingston, El Dorado County county counsel:[1]

“ Measure C (the “Measure”), if approved by two-thirds of the voters voting thereon, would authorize the levy of a special tax at the rate of $8 per parcel (whether improved or unimproved) per year within the Kelsey Cemetery District (the “District”). This Measure was placed on the ballot by the Board of Trustees of the District pursuant to Resolution No. 19-01.

If approved, the special tax authorized by this Measure will be used solely for the purpose of providing improvements to buildings, roads, grounds, and record keeping, as well as to increase the level of maintenance, for the Kelsey Pioneer Cemetery. The special tax authorized by this Measure would become effective in Fiscal Year 2020/2021 and remain in effect for ten years. The special tax authorized by this Measure is expected to generate revenue of approximately $7,640 per year.

State law requires the proceeds from the special tax be applied only to the identified purposes and that an annual report be made indicating the amount of funds collected and expended and the status of any project required or authorized to be funded by the proceeds.

The special tax authorized by this Measure will be listed as a separate item on the county property tax bill for each affected parcel of land and will be collected in the same manner as the general property tax. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of county property taxes, including the provisions for penalties and the procedures for sale of the property in case of delinquency, shall also apply to the special tax. In the event of any ambiguity, uncertainty, or conflict regarding application of the special tax to a particular parcel of land, such ambiguity, uncertainty, or conflict shall be resolved by formal motion of the Board of Trustees of the District.[2]

”

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Kelsey Cemetery District Board of Supervisors.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Voter's Edge "Measure C," accessed February 28, 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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