Live Oak School District, California, Parcel Tax, Measure R (June 2016)
| Measure R: Live Oak School District Parcel Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| June 7, 2016 |
| Status: |
 ApprovedMajority required: 66.67% |
| Topic: |
| California parcel tax Expires in: 12 years |
| Related articles |
| California parcel tax on the ballot June 7, 2016 ballot measures in California Santa Cruz County, California ballot measures Local school tax on the ballot |
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| Live Oak School District, California |
A parcel tax measure was on the ballot for Live Oak School District voters in Santa Cruz County, California, on June 7, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the district to impose an annual parcel tax—a kind of property tax based on units of property rather than assessed value—of $98 per parcel for 12 years. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the district to impose the proposed $98 parcel tax. |
District voters approved a parcel tax in 2008 at a rate of $84 per parcel per year. The 2008 parcel tax was designed to automatically expire in 2017.
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure R.
Election results
| Live Oak School District, Measure R | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 6,247 | 80.13% | ||
| No | 1,549 | 19.87% | ||
- Election results from Santa Cruz County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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To protect quality education with funds that cannot be taken by the State, including science, art, music, reading, math and tutoring programs, attract and retain qualified teachers, support library services, and preserve small class sizes and after school programs to keep children safe, shall Live Oak School District renew its existing annual education parcel tax at $98, for twelve years, with exemptions for senior citizens, citizen oversight, mandatory audits and no money for administrative salaries?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Santa Cruz County Counsel:
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If this measure is approved by at least two-thirds of those voting on it, the Live Oak School District ("the School District") will be authorized to levy a special tax on real property. The tax would be imposed for twelve years beginning July 1, 2018, at the rate of $98 per year on each parcel within the School District. The proceeds of the special tax, if approved, may be applied only to the purposes set out in the full text of Measure R which is printed in this pamphlet. It may not be used for administrators' salaries, benefits or pensions. In accordance with State law, the measure includes accountability measures. The School District would create a separate account into which the proceeds of the special tax shall be deposited. An annual written report would show the amount of the special taxes which have been collected and expended, and the status of projects to be funded from those proceeds. The School District also would maintain a Citizens' Oversight Committee to provide oversight as to the expenditure of parcel tax revenues. The special parcel tax is to be collected in the same manner as those property taxes which are based upon property value. Property owners whose property is used solely for owner-occupied, single family residential purposes and who are 65 years of age or older, or who are receiving specified federal benefits regardless of age, may obtain an exemption from the parcel tax by applying to the School District. Owners who currently receive an exemption from the School District's existing Measure A parcel tax of $84 will not need to file a new application for exemption. The School District may establish procedures to verify the continued qualification of an exemption. Owners of contiguous parcels meeting specified criteria may also apply to the District to have them treated as a single parcel for purposes of the tax. The School District Board of Trustees proposes to reduce this parcel tax if it should develop that it has an unintended effect of decreasing or offsetting local, state or federal government funding sources that would otherwise be available to the School District. This measure was placed on the ballot by the Board of Trustees of the Live Oak School District. A "yes" vote is to approve imposition of the special parcel tax. A "no" vote is against imposition of the special parcel tax.[2] |
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| —Santa Cruz County Counsel[1] | ||
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 Live Oak School District, California.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santa Cruz County Elections Office, "Local measures on June 7, 2016 Ballot," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ 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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