Templeton Community Services District, California, Measure A-19, Parcel Tax (August 2019)

* Text of measure
* Ballot question
* Path to the ballot
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Measure A-19: Templeton Community Services District Parcel Tax

The basics
Election date:
August 27, 2019
Status:
a Approved
Majority required:
66.67%
Topic:
California parcel tax
Amount: $180
Expires in: No expiration
Related articles
California parcel tax on the ballot

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August 27, 2019 ballot measures in California

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San Luis Obispo County, California ballot measures

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District tax on the ballot
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A parcel tax measure was on the ballot for Templeton Community Services District voters in San Luis Obispo County, California, on August 27, 2019. It was approved.

| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the district to levy a parcel tax of $180 per parcel annually until ended by voters, subject to annual Consumer Price Index adjustments.

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| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the district to levy a parcel tax of $180 per parcel annually until ended by voters, subject to annual Consumer Price Index adjustments.

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A two-thirds (66.67 percent) supermajority vote was required for the approval of Measure A-19.

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 2.1 Ballot question
* 2.2 Impartial analysis
* 2.3 Full text
* 3 Path to the ballot
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Election results[edit]

Templeton Measure A-19

Result | Votes | Percentage

Yes

| 1,766 | 77.49%
No | 513 | 22.51%

Precincts reporting: 100%
Election results are unofficial until certified. These results were last updated on February 10, 2021 at 11:13:05 AM Eastern Time.
Source

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot question[edit]

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“  | TEMPLETON COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT LOCAL FIRE PROTECTION/EMERGENCY RESPONSE MEASURE: To maintain fire

protection, improve 911 emergency response times, provide 24 hours per day, seven days a week staffed fire/emergency response services instead of the current 9 hours per day, shall Templeton Community Services District Ordinance No. 2019-1 levying an annual special tax of $180 per parcel, providing $486,000 a year until ended by voters, subject to annual CPI adjustment capped at 2% with citizens’ oversight, and annual reports be adopted? [2]

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### Impartial analysis[edit]

The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the San Luis Obispo County Counsel:

“  | This measure has been placed on the ballot by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Templeton Community Services District ("District") and will determine whether an ordinance imposing a special tax on all real property within the District will be approved for the purpose of providing, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, staffed fire and emergency services.

The Board has determined that the District presently receives insufficient property tax funding to support round-the-clock emergency services, which has resulted in limited staffing of the Templeton Fire Station at only 9 hours a day, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and consequently longer response times for emergency personnel to respond to calls for service within the District. In order to provide for round-the-clock emergency services to the Templeton community, the Board is proposing the adoption of an ordinance imposing a special tax to provide the necessary funding for these services.

The District is authorized by Government Code section 50075 et seq. and section 61121, subdivision (a), to impose special taxes pursuant to the provisions of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution. Additionally, Government Code section 53978 specifically authorizes the District to propose by ordinance the adoption of a special tax to provide for fire protection and prevention services. Consistent with California Constitution, Article XIIIC, section 2(d), and Government Code section 53722, the special tax will become effective only if the ordinance is approved by a 2/3rds vote of qualified voters.

If the measure is approved, commencing with fiscal year 2020-21, a special tax in the amount of $180.00 per parcel shall be imposed on each parcel of real property in the District having a separate assessor's parcel number, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll. This amount will increase each fiscal year thereafter by the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, as more fully specified in the full text of the measure, with a maximum annual increase of no more than two percent (2%). The special tax will be levied annually by the Board and collected by the San Luis Obispo County Tax Collector in the same manner, at the same time, and will be subject to the same penalties, as other property taxes collected by the Tax Collector.

The measure includes certain accountability requirements, which include: (1) a statement indicating the specific purposes of the tax; (2) that the proceeds shall be applied only to the specific purposes identified in the measure; (3) the creation of an account into which the proceeds shall be deposited; (4) the preparation and filing of an annual report disclosing the amount of funds collected and expended for the stated purposes of the tax; and (5) the creation of a citizens' oversight committee to review and evaluate annual expenditures made from the proceeds of the tax.

A "yes" vote on this measure is a vote in favor of imposing a special tax to provide fire protection and prevention services within the District.

A "no" vote on this measure is a vote against imposing a special tax to provide fire protection and prevention services within the District. [2]

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—San Luis Obispo County Counsel[3]

### Full text[edit]

The full text of the measure is available here.

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Templeton Community Services District Board of Directors. Government Code section 50075 and section 61121 authorize the district board to put a special parcel tax measure before voters.[3]

## See also[edit]

Local measures

* Local measures in 2019
* California parcel tax on the ballot
* District tax on the ballot
* San Luis Obispo County measures
* Parcel tax

California

* August 27, 2019 measures in California
* Local ballot measures, California
* Templeton Community Services District, California
* Parcel tax elections in California

News and analysis

* State and local preemption conflicts
* Measures advancing national agendas

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## External links[edit]

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* Search Google News for this topic
* San Luis Obispo County Elections Office website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder, "August 27, 2019 Templeton CSD Special All Mail Ballot Election," accessed July 24, 2019
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 San Luis Obispo County, "Measure A-19 impartial analysis," accessed July 25, 2019

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