Transcript City of Pinole Town Hall Meeting March 17, 2014 DISCUSSION ON FEASIBILITY OF A NEW LOCAL REVENUE MEASURE NOVEMBER 2014 BALLOT.

City of Pinole
Town Hall Meeting
March 17, 2014
DISCUSSION ON
FEASIBILITY OF A NEW
LOCAL REVENUE MEASURE
NOVEMBER 2014 BALLOT
AGENDA FOR TONIGHT
• Background of City Revenues/Expenditures
• History of Measure S
• Review of Operating Departments
• Police
• Fire
• Public Works
• Revenue Measure Options
• Public Discussion on Feasibility of a New
Revenue Measure
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ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND STATE
TAKE AWAY OF REDEVELOPMENT
Pinole hard hit by economic downturn
 Over 5 Years of Decreases in Revenue
from Property and Sales Taxes
State Takeaways – Tremendous impact on
our local budget
 State has taken away more than $7.5
million dollars annually from the City of
Pinole in Redevelopment Funds
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COMPARISON OF REDEVELOPMENT,
RETAIL SALES AND PROPERTY TAX
REVENUES
Sales Tax Receipts
$8,500,000
$7,500,000
$6,500,000
$5,500,000
$4,500,000
$3,500,000
$2,500,000
$1,500,000
Property Tax
Redevelopment
$7,266,430
$3,614,927
LOSS
$7.5
Mill
$2,053,511
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WHERE DOES THE
9% SALES TAX GO?
.75%
.5%
1.0%
State
6.75%
Contra Costa County
Pinole-General Sales
Pinole-Measure S
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PROPERTY TAX
Others share
Pinole share
$.19
Pinole
$.81
Others
For every $1.00
Collected in Property
Tax, Pinole only
receives …… $.19
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BACKGROUND
• Fiscal Background
• Over 80% of the General Fund is
allocated to pay for salary, benefits,
equipment and OPEB for Police and
Fire Operations
• Reallocated Staff time and duties.
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CURRENT FY 2013-14
GENERAL FUND BUDGET
$10,696,753
$2,812,874
30.3%
$703,300
6.6%
$4,750,495
44.4%
Public Safety –
67.1%
$2,430,084
22.7%
Police
Fire
Administration
Debt Service
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HOW WE GOT HERE
 Reduced Benefits for remaining
employees
 Maintenance of City parks and graffiti
abatement greatly reduced
 Reviewed All Fees for Services
 Made Recreation and Cable TV Self
Sustaining Operations
 30% Reduction in Staff Including 53 FTE
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MEASURE S
• Measure S (PMC Section 3.28)
• General Purpose Tax, Appropriated
Primarily for Public Safety Operations
and Public Works Projects
• ½ Cent Transactions & Use Tax Paid
by Residents and Non-Residents
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MEASURE S
• Adopted in 2006 by voters; Received
59.7% Yes votes. No sunset date.
• Generates $1,600,00 for the General
Fund
• Independently Audited Every Year
• All Audits Thus Far---Clean
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MEASURE “S” EXPENDITURES BY
FUNCTION
LAST 7 YEARS---$9.4 MILLION
Fire
35%
Storm
Drainage
2%
Police
63%
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MEASURE “S” EXPENDITURES BY TYPE
LAST 7 YEARS---$9.2 MILLION
2.1%
1.9%
1.8%
34.7%
59.3%
Public
Safety –
92%
Salaries and
Benefits
Overtime
Vehicle
Maintenance
Capital
Equipment
Other
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FY 2013-14 GENERAL FUND
& MEASURE S BUDGET
$12,256,271
$703,300
5.6%
$2,812,874
22.4%
$5,838,668
46.4%
Public Safety
– 72%
$3,210,994
25.6%
Police
Fire
Administration
Debt Service
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POLICE POSITIONS FUNDED BY
MEASURE S
Fiscal Year
Sgt
Officer
Crime
Prev
SRO
Police
Com
PT
CSO/Sup
Total
FY 2007-08
1
4
0
0
0
1
6
FY 2008-09
0
3
0
1
0
1
5
FY 2009-10
0
3
0
1
0
1
5
FY 2010-11
0
3
0
1
0
1
5
FY 2011-12
0
2
1
1
0
0
4
FY 2012-13
0
2
1
1
1
0
5
FY 2013-14
0
2
1
1
1
0
5
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FIRE POSITIONS FUNDED FROM
MEASURE S
Fiscal
Year
Fire Battalion Secretary
Chief
Chief
Total
FY 2007-08
0
0
0
0
FY 2008-09
0
1
1
2
FY 2009-10
.5
.5
.5
1.5
FY 2010-11
1
0
0
1
FY 2011-12
0
1
0
1
FY 2012-13
1
1
0
2
FY 2013-14
1
1
0
2
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PINOLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT
CHIEF JOHN HARDESTER
CURRENT SWORN STAFFING LEVELS
• Chief
• Commander
• Sergeants
• (4 Patrol, 1 Training and
Administration,1 Detective Sergeant)
• Police Officers
• (3 School Resource Officers,
2 Detectives, and 14 Patrol Officers)
Total Sworn Staff
1
1
6
19
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CURRENT NON-SWORN
STAFFING LEVELS
• Support Services Manager
• Dispatchers
• Records and Property Specialists
• Evidence/Property Specialist
• Community Safety Specialists
• Part Time Crossing Guards
• Administrative Assistant
Total Non-Sworn Staff
1
7
2
1
2
2
1
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YEAR-TO-YEAR STAFFING
LEVEL COMPARISON
Fiscal Year
Sworn Staff Members
Non-Sworn Staff Members
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
32
35
31
27
27
27
27
22
23
24
16
16
16
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YEAR-TO-YEAR STAFFING
LEVEL COMPARISON
FY 13/14 POLICE OPERATIONS
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Police Operations
Police Services
Dispatch
General Fund
$2,745,248
$ 985,254
$1,010,993
$4,741,494
FY 13/14 POLICE OPERATIONS
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Other Funds:
Measure “S” Ops
Contracted Security
Traffic Safety Fund
Supp. Law Enforce.
Police Grants
Non-General Fund
$1,088,173
$ 30,450
$ 37,987
$ 93,581
$ 567,501
$1,817,692
FY 13/14 POLICE OPERATIONS
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
• General Fund Total
• Non-General Fund
$4,741,494
$1,817,692
Total Police Operations
$6,559,186
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YEAR-TO-YEAR
APPROPRIATION COMPARISON
YEAR-TO-YEAR
APPROPRIATION COMPARISON
FY 2007/08
FY 2008/09
FY 2009/10
FY 2010/11
FY 2011/12
FY 2012/13
FY 2013/14
$8,185,029
$7,728,036
$7,642,407
$7,100,350
$6,542,814
$6,542,540
$6,559,186
Reduction in Appropriation from 2007/08: ($1,625,843) or 25%
YEAR-TO-YEAR
APPROPRIATION COMPARISON
• FY 2007/08
• FY 2013/14
$ 8,185,029
$ 6,559,186
• Difference
($1,625,843)
or
25%
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COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
AND SAFETY UNIT
Previous Staffing Levels:
1 Part-Time Sergeant
1 Police Officer
1 Part-Time Secretary
3 Part-Time Community Safety Specialists
1 Full-Time Code Enforcement Officer
1 Part-Time Code Enforcement Officer
Current Staffing Levels:
1 Part-Time Sergeant
2 Part-Time Community Safety Specialists
POLICE VEHICLE FLEET
Marked Patrol Vehicles:
 12 total marked patrol vehicles
 Four (4) marked vehicles over 80,000
miles, three (3) marked vehicles over
60,000 miles, one (1) marked vehicle
over 50,000 miles
STATISTICS
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Part I
Crimes
1070
927
827
741
878
898
Calls for
Service
29,190
29,552 25,636
25,854
21,251
22,432
Felony
Arrests
390
399
343
343
348
361
Misd.
Arrests
1,100
1,107
1,027
903
736
872
Citations 3,336
3,123
1,829
2,073
1,170
1,529
ADDITIONAL REVENUE NEEDS
• Increase number of sworn staff/Restructure Agency
• Offset loss of Federal Grant funding which expires
this fiscal year for two (2) Police Officers
• Restore Community Preservation and Safety Unit
• Improve Code Enforcement Efforts/Return Code
Enforcement to Police Department
• Facilitate vehicle replacement for patrol
CHIEF ROB PIPER
PINOLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Pinole Fire Department
DEMOGRAPHICS
1
13.3 Square Miles Protected
2
20,000 Population
3
40 Square Miles “Other” Areas
4
8,000 Population
PFD
2013-2014 TOTAL PFD BUDGET
TOTAL
BUDGET
$3,210,994
$1,400,620
$589,055
$226,800
TOTAL BUDGET
SALARIES
Overtime
Benefits
BUDGETED OVERTIME
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
SALARIES
TOTAL BUDGET
This is the amount formally
budget to cover all FD
overtime.
This includes staffing for
Total of all salaries from
department.
This is entire FD operating
budget.
disabilities, sick leave, higher class.
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET BY YEAR
2013/14
$3,210,994
2012/13
$3,046,843
2011/12
$3,231,052
2010/2011
$3,674,988
EXPENSES
MEASURE “S” EXPENDITURES
MEASURE “S”
FD TOTALS
SALARIES
$1,675,415
2012-2013
$451,800
BENEFITS
$15,011
2013-2014
$780,910
PROJECTED
INCOME
FY 2013
EXPENSES
EQUIPMENT
$50,794
PRO. SERVICES
$173,968
SAFETY CLOTHING
$3,232
SPECIAL
$1,097
SAFER GRANT BUDGET
$ 604,612
$ 634,844
$ 1,239,456
2013 – 2014 FISCAL YEAR
2014 – 2015 FISCAL YEAR
TOTAL SAFER GRANT INCOME
AUTHORIZED STAFFING LEVELS
2011-2012
16 TOTAL
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
INCLUDE:
1- FIRE CHIEF
1- BATTALION CHIEF
14 - PERSONNEL
2012-2013
16 TOTAL
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
INCLUDE:
1 - FIRE CHIEF
1 - BC
14- PERSONNEL
2013-2014
20 TOTAL
Includes 4
SAFER
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
INCLUDE:
1 - FIRE CHIEF
1 - BATTALION CHIEF
14 - PERSONNEL
4 - SAFER PERSONNEL
2013 CALLS FOR SERVICE
CALL VOLUME
1863 TOTAL
1341
20 27 15 124
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117 120
2013 TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE
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SERVICE IMPACTS
MANDATED TRAINING
Fire Department Priorities
DISASTER PREP.
* EOC UPDATING/STAFF
* TRAINING
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•
•
•
•
•
DEPT. TRAINING
ADD TRAINING STAFF
ALS TRAINING
MANDATED TRAINING
FIRE
RESCUE
COMPUTER/RMS
DISASTER
PREP.
PUB.
ED.
TRAINING
PUBLIC EDUCATION
• CERT PROGRAM
• CAR SEAT INSTAL
• SMOKE DETECTOR
SERVICE
AREAS
NEW EQUIPMENT
• POSSIBLE QRV PURCHASE
• MANDATED EQUIPMENT
STATION
MAINT.
NEW
EQUIP.
EQUIP.
RESERVE
EQUIPMENT RESERVE
• REPLACE RESERVE ENGINE
• FUND FOR REPAIRS
• REPLACE EQUIPMENT
STATION REPAIR/MAINT.
•STATION 73 – REPAIRS
•STATION 74 – MAINT.
UPGRADES
WE NEED YOUR HELP !!
MEASURE
“S”
PASSED IN 2006
HAS PROVIDED
OVER
$2,600,000 IN FD
FUNDING.
MEASURE
“?”
DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES/PUBLIC WORKS
DEAN ALLISON, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER
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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
• Public Works
• Engineering/Capital Projects/Maintenance
• Sewer Enterprise
• Treatment / Collection
• Planning and Building
• Planning / Building / Code Enforcement/ Rental
Inspections
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$9,000,000
$7,764,342
$8,000,000
16 %
Budget
Reduction
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,933,508
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,871,454
$4,162,675
35%
Budget
Reduction
$3,000,000
52 %
Budget
Reduction
$2,259,200
$2,000,000
$1,479,648
$1,000,000
$571,634
$229,131
25% Budget
Reduction
$-
Public Works
Sewer Enterprise
2006 - 2007
Building and
Safety
2013 - 2014
Dev Serv Dept
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MAINTENANCE
$1,200,000
$1,000,000
$979,667
Employees
$800,000
$600,000
$522,331
• 11  6 FTE
$400,000
$200,000
$2006 - 2007
2013 - 2014
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IMPACTS
• Deferred Maintenance
• Buildings
• Streets
• Trees
• Sidewalks
• Storm Drains
• Slower Delivery times
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MAINTENANCE BACKLOG
• Tree trimming program
$15,000
• Sidewalk maintenance program $15,000
• Roof at Senior Center
• Roof at City Hall
$50,000
• Bank of Pinole Building
Annually
• Faria House
• Limited monies for streets
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT /
STREET MAINTENANCE
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Slurry Seal
$.30 - $.40 per SF
$3 - 4 per SF
Overlay
Street Maintenance Costs
Based Upon Roadway
Conditions
$ 7 -9 + per SF
Reconstruction
El Cerrito
Pinole
Contra Costa
Contra Costa
145
119
53
71
50
71
50
70
62
70
73
69
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Slurry Seal
$.30 - $.40 per SF
$3 - 4 per SF
Overlay
Street Maintenance Costs
Based Upon Roadway
Conditions
$ 7 -9 + per SF
Reconstruction
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
Roadway Projects
Funding Sources:
RDA /
Measure J
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$-
FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY552013
- 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014
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MEASURE J FUNDS
• City’s Annual Amount
= $ 289,000
• Less WCCTAC Funding
= $ 42,000
• Less Maintenance Operations = $ 58,000
• Available for Projects
= $189,000
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$ 1.3M / yr
$300 k / yr
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• $ 50,000 to Slurry Seal
• $ 500,000 to Overlay
BUILDING / CODE ENFORCEMENT /
RENTAL INSPECTIONS
$700,000
$600,000
$571,634
Employees
$500,000
$400,000
3  1 FTE
$300,000
$229,131
$200,000
$100,000
$2006 - 2007
2013 - 2014
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IMPACTS
• Code Enforcement is Reactive
• Slower Response Times
• Limited Rental Inspection
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ENGINEERING AND PROJECTS
$800,000
$742,388
$700,000
$600,000
$512,904
$500,000
Employees
6  3 FTE
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$2006 - 2007
2013 - 2014
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IMPACTS
• Slower Delivery of Projects
• Project Compete for Staff Time
• Measure WW and Plant Upgrade
• Limited Pursuit of Grants
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OTHER PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT NEEDS
• NPDES Requirements
• Clean Water Program
• Quality of water in storm drain system
• Funding limited to $35/ parcel assessment
• Regulations increasing
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OTHER PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT NEEDS
• Park Maintenance
• Chemical System for the Swim Center
• New Restrooms at Fernandez Park
• No identified Funding Source
• Measure WW Eligible
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OTHER PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT NEEDS
• Storm Drainage Maintenance
• No funding sources
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REASONS FOR A
NEW REVENUE MEASURE
• Other Public Safety Funding Needs include:
Annual Cost
• SAFER Grant
(expires 2016)
$619,500
• 4 Firefighters
• Federal COPS Grant
(expires 2015)
$250,000
• 2 Police Officers
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REASONS FOR A
NEW REVENUE MEASURE
• Other General Admin. Funding Needs
include:
Annual Cost
• Roadway Maintenance
$350,000
• Storm Drainage
$200,000
• Public Safety Vehicle Repl.
$150,000
• Code Enforcement
$ 80,000
• Facility Improvements
$ 80,000
Total Needs
$1,729,500
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REASONS FOR A
NEW REVENUE MEASURE
• Still not Enough Forecasted Annual Revenue
to Maintain
• Level of service after grants expire
• All Equipment (rolling stock)
• Fully Restore Lost City Services (Community
Preservation, Code Compliance, Park
Maintenance)
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REVENUE ENHANCEMENT
OPTIONS
• Option A General Tax - Requires
50%+1 vote by the Voters for
Approval under Proposition 218
• Option B Special Tax - Requires
2/3rd vote by the Voters for
Approval under Proposition 218
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OPTION A
LOCAL SALES TAX MEASURE
• Option 1 Revenue Unrestricted – General
Fund
• Council may designate funds for specific
purposes
• Option 2 Revenue Restricted –
to Fund Public Safety
• Council may designate funds for specific
purposes
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OPTION A
LOCAL SALES TAX MEASURE
•New “Sales Tax” Measure
•Limit of ½ Cent (1% maximum
allowed)
•Requires Simple Majority Vote
by City Council to Place on
Ballot
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OPTION A
LOCAL SALES TAX MEASURE
• Estimated Projected Revenue if
Approved:
• ¼ Cent tax will Generate $ 800,000
• ½ Cent tax will Generate $1,600,000
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On a $1 pack of gum you pay
an extra half-penny.
On a $100
TV you pay
an extra fifty
cents.
On a $10 CD
you pay an
extra nickel.
On a $1,000
laptop you pay
an extra five
dollars.
ADVANTAGES OF A
LOCAL SALES TAX MEASURE
• City has a Large Commercial/Retail
Base
• Majority of Sales Tax Revenues is
Captured from Non-Residents
• 60% Paid by Taxpayers From Outside
of Pinole
• Est. $1,600,000 (X) 60% = $960,000
• Residents contribute est. 40% or
$640,000
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OPTION B
NEW EXCISE (PARCEL) TAX
• Excise Tax Assessed on Either a Flat
Rate Per Parcel, or Rate Depending on
Use, and Size or Number of Units
• Requires 2/3rd Vote by the Voters for
Approval Under Proposition 218
• Requires Simple Majority Vote by City
Council to Place on Ballot
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OPTION B
NEW EXCISE (PARCEL) TAX
• Revenue restricted to fund only public
safety purposes per ballot measure
• Projected revenue if passed based on
6500 parcels
• $200 tax will generate
$1,300,000
• $250 tax will generate
$1,625,000
• $300 tax will generate
$1,950,000
• $350 tax will generate
$2,275,000
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ADVANTAGES OF A
LOCAL SALES TAX OVER
PARCEL TAX MEASURE
Any potential measure would include strong
fiscal accountability safeguards including:
All funds stay local and could only be used for
local community needs. No money for
Sacramento.
Annual Audit of Expenditure-Public Review
Other Cities Help Pay for Our Services (Sales
Tax Option Only)
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DISCUSSION ON NEW REVENUE
MEASURE
•Sales Tax or Parcel Tax Measure?
• ¼ Cent or ½ Cent
• Max. Amt for Parcel Tax
•General Purpose or Special Tax?
•Sunset Clause?
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FUNDING ALTERNATIVES?
• No other Funding Alternative
exists to protect, maintain or
improve vital city services
CRITICAL PATH TIMELINE
• March- April 2014
• Seek community input and conduct
polling and surveys
• May- June 2014
• Council Adopts resolution to place
measure on November 2014 Ballot
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CRITICAL PATH TIMELINE
• June- July 2014
• Election timeline tasks (City Attorney
to prepare impartial analysis; voters
to write arguments in favor and
arguments against measure)
• August 8, 2014
•
County Elections Office prepares
ballot measures
• November 4, 2014
• General Election
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QUESTIONS
• Community Discussion