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South Pasadena Unified School District parcel tax, Measure S (June 2009)
A parcel tax measure was on the ballot for voters in the South Pasadena Unified School District in Los Angeles County on June 16, 2009 ballot. It was approved.
Measure S asked voters to approve a four-year parcel tax of $288 for single parcels and $95 for each unit in four-plex parcels.
Measure S tax was expected to generate about $1.8 million a year.
The election was conducted on a mail-in only basis.[1]
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for approval.
Election results
| Measure S | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 4,158 | 67.6% | ||
| No | 1,993 | 32.4% | ||
- These final election results are from the Los Angeles County election office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Measure S: "To offset severe cuts in State funding for schools and protect the quality of education; to help prevent teacher layoffs, class size increases, and cuts including libraries, arts, music, and classroom academics, shall the South Pasadena Unified School District levy an annual special tax for four years at $95/unit in multi-unit parcels and $288 for other parcels, with a senior exemption; independent, citizens oversight committee; no funds for administrator salaries; and with every dollar staying in South Pasadena schools?"[2] |
Paperwork error
The South Pasadena school district failed to submit paperwork to the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office after the parcel tax was approved. As a result, when property tax bills were mailed in October 2009, the bills sent to property owners in the district did not include a line item for the new Measure S tax.
School board President Elisabeth Eilers said, "This happened at a time when we were going through a lot of changes at the district."[3]
The district paid a vendor $15,000 to mail out supplementary bills to the district's property owners.
See also
External links
- Text of Measure S
- Measure S election results
- Measure S election information booklet
- Vote Yes on S!, website of supporters
- South Pasadena Education Foundation information on Measure S
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Time to vote, again," June 2, 2009
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Parcel tax to help South Pasadena schools is a no-show on bills," November 27, 2009
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