Measure Q: Measure Q – Town of Corte Madera

In plain language

Measure Q would continue Corte Madera's special parcel tax for paramedic and emergency medical services for four years. The rate would start at $94.50 per home or per 1,000 square feet of business space. It could rise each year, up to $117.75. The money could only be used for paramedic and emergency medical services. It would replace the tax passed in 2022. The Town Treasurer would report each year on money collected and spent. A YES vote approves the tax. A NO vote rejects it. If it fails, the current tax ends June 30, 2027. The measure needs a two-thirds vote to pass.

Fiscal impact

$94.50 per home or per 1,000 square feet of nonresidential space, adjustable up to $7.75 a year to a maximum of $117.75, for four years. Estimated to raise about $786,000 a year.

Impartial analysis

TOWN ATTORNEY'S IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF MEASURE Q ANALYSIS BY THE TOWN ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN OF CORTE MADERA OF THE TOWN OF CORTE MADERA’S CONTINUATION OF A SPECIAL PARCEL TAX MEASURE FOR PARAMEDIC AND/OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Measure Q (“Measure”), a Town of Corte Madera (“Town”) special parcel tax measure, seeks voter approval to continue the Town’s levy of a four-year special parcel tax, beginning ten (10) days after the vote is declared by the Town Council, at the following rates: (1) Nonresidential uses: Ninety-four dollars and fifty cents ($94.50 to a maximum of $117.75) per year for each 1,000 square feet of floor area; (2) Residential Units: Ninety-four dollars and fifty cents ($94.50 to a maximum of $117.75) per year for each residential unit. The Town estimates the parcel tax, if passed, will provide approximately $786,000 annually. The Town will use the revenue only for the purposes listed in the Measure, which are specifically and solely for the purpose of providing paramedic and/or emergency medical services. This limitation on the use of the proceeds shall be legally binding and enforceable. If passed, as of ten (10) days after the vote is declared by the Town Council, the parcel tax will supersede and replace the existing parcel tax passed in 2022. If the measure fails, the existing parcel tax would continue until June 30, 2027, when it will cease to be in effect. The Measure contains certain accountability provisions, including that the Town Treasurer shall prepare and file with the Town Council a report by August 1st of each year stating: (a) the amounts collected and spent by the Town in the previous fiscal year, (b) the status of services authorized to be funded by the proceeds of the tax, and (c) the funds carried over from previous years and to be carried over to future years. Such report shall be available for inspection without charge to any property owner in the Town. The Town has the authority to levy special taxes upon approval by two-thirds of the votes cast on the special tax proposal. (Cal. Const. art. XIII A, § 4; art. XIII C, § 2; Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 50075-50077, 50079, & 53722.) If two-thirds of the qualified electors voting on this Measure do not vote for approval, it will fail, and the Town will not be authorized to levy the special parcel tax. This Measure is placed on the ballot by the Town Council. RICHARD D. PIO RODA Town Attorney The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure Q, which is printed in full in this sample ballot pamphlet. If you desire an additional copy of the measure, please call the Elections Official's office at [phone number omitted] and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you. You may also access the full text of the measure on the Town of Corte Madera website at the following address: https://www.cortemadera.gov/562/Elections-Voter-Information

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