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Ross Valley School District, California, Measure E, Parcel Tax (June 2018)
| Measure E: Ross Valley School District Parcel Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| June 5, 2018 |
| Status: |
 ApprovedMajority required: 66.67% |
| Topic: |
| California parcel tax Expires in: 8 years |
| Related articles |
| California parcel tax on the ballot June 5, 2018 ballot measures in California Marin County, California ballot measures Local school tax on the ballot |
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A parcel tax for educational services and programs was on the ballot for Ross Valley School District voters in Marin County, California, on June 5, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the Ross Valley School District to levy for eight years a parcel tax—a kind of property tax based on units of property rather than assessed value—of $621.66 per parcel beginning July 1, 2020, and increasing by 3 percent each year to pay for educational programs and services. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the Ross Valley School District to levy for eight years a parcel tax of $621.66 per parcel beginning July 1, 2020, and increasing by 3 percent each year to pay for educational programs and services. |
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of this measure.
Election results
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Ross Valley Elementary School District Measure E |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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7,229 | 77.05% | ||
| No | 2,153 | 22.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To provide local funding the State cannot take away, preserve high quality education in reading, writing, math, science, educationally sound class sizes, school libraries, art/music instruction, and attract and retain highly-qualified teachers, shall Ross Valley School District renew its existing $621.66 per parcel tax with 3% annual adjustments, raising $4,000,000 annually, for eight years, exemptions for seniors, annual audits and no funds for administrators’ salaries, legal or pension costs?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Marin County Counsel:
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This measure, if approved by two-thirds of those voting thereon, would authorize the Ross Valley School District to annually levy a special parcel tax of six hundred twenty-one dollars and sixty-six cents ($621.66) per Parcel of Taxable Real Property beginning July 1, 2020, and continuing for a period of eight (8) years. The amount of the tax shall be increased by 3% each year beginning in fiscal year 2021-2022. The proceeds of this qualified special tax would be used to maintain educational programs, maintain class sizes, maintain school libraries, and attract and retain teachers within the Ross Valley School District. The proceeds of the tax could not be used for administrative salaries or benefits, or legal or pension costs, and the District would be required to file an annual report detailing the amount of funds collected and expended, as well as the status of any project authorized to be funded by this measure. An exemption from payment of the special tax is created for any parcel used as a principal place of residence by any owner who attains the age of sixty-five (65) years or older before July 1 of the tax year. An exemption will also be made available to persons receiving Supplemental Security Income for a disability and occupying said parcel as a principal residence, as well as to persons receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, as set forth in the measure. Qualified individuals must apply to receive these exemptions. Should this measure not pass, the current annual parcel tax of four hundred fifty-eight dollars and sixty-six cents ($458.66) authorized by voters as “Measure A” in June 2012 will expire on June 30, 2020 without replacement. This measure was placed on the ballot by the Board of Trustees of the Ross Valley School District.[2] |
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| —Marin 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 Ross Valley School District, California.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marin County Elections, "June 5, 2018 - Measure E," accessed April 24, 2018
- ↑ 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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