Gridley, California, Orchard Hospital Parcel Tax, Measure M3 (November 2016)

* Text of measure
* Ballot question
* Path to the ballot
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Measure M3: Gridley Orchard Hospital Parcel Tax

The basics
Election date:
November 8, 2016
Status:
d Defeated
Majority required:
66.67%
Topic:
California parcel tax
Amount: $70 per parcel
Expires in: Ten years
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November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California

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Butte County, California ballot measures

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City tax on the ballot
See also
Gridley, California

A parcel tax measure was on the ballot for Gridley voters in Butte County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was defeated.

| A yes vote was a vote in favor of extending the existing special parcel tax of $70 per residential unit for 10 years to fund standby emergency services at Orchard Hospital and increasing the city's spending limit.

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| A no vote was a vote against extending the existing special parcel tax of $70 per residential unit for 10 years to fund standby emergency services at Orchard Hospital and increasing the city's spending limit.

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

## 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 Recent news
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Election results[edit]

Measure M3

Result| Votes| Percentage
d No| 980| 47.85%
Yes|  1,068|  52.15%

Election results from Butte County Clerk-Recorder

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot question[edit]

The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]

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Title: Special Property Tax for Stand by Costs of Providing Emergency Room Services in a Critical Access Hospital (Orchard Hospital) Shall an existing special property tax to fund standby costs of providing emergency room services at the Orchard Hospital, in the amount of $70 per residential equivalent unit per year for an additional ten years (vacant parcels and parcels without residential units shall not be subject to the tax) to raise approximately $330,000.00 per year, as enacted by Gridley Resolution 2016-R-020, and a corresponding increase in the City's spending limit, be approved? [2]

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### Impartial analysis[edit]

The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Gridley City Attorney:

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This proposition seeks voter approval for the continued imposition of a special property tax upon residential properties exclusively. If approved by the voters, the tax revenues would be used exclusively to pay for stand-by costs of providing emergency room services at Orchard Hospital in Gridley, a critical access hospital. The proposed tax, in the amount of $70.00 per residential equivalent unit would expire after ten (10) years.

The Gridley City Council has placed this measure on the ballot due to concerns that absent supplemental funding, the hospital might be forced to close and that such closure would constitute a detriment to the health, welfare and safety of the citizenry.

A two-thirds vote of the qualified electors is required to continue the imposition of the proposed special tax. [2]

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—Gridley City Attorney[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 governing officials of Gridley, California.

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Gridley California parcel tax. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Gridley, California, Orchard Hospital Parcel Tax, Measure M3 (November 2016) - Google News

## See also[edit]

Local measures

* Local measures in 2016
* California parcel tax ballot measures
* City tax ballot measures
* Butte County measures
* Parcel tax

California

* November 8, 2016 measures in California
* Local ballot measures, California
* Gridley, 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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* Butte County Elections Office website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Butte County, "Resolution No. 2016-R-020," July 21, 2016
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ Gridley City Attorney, "Impartial Analysis of Measure M-3," August 17, 2016

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