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Monterey County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Directory of Monterey County, CA Measures
County Results as of Nov 14 8:41am, 100% of Precincts Reporting (191/191)
54.8% Countywide Voter Turnout (84,593/154,137)

Measures
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Measure A. Binding arbitration for police and fire employees -- City of Monterey (Charter amendment)
4538 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 2770 / 37.9% No votes
Shall the proposed charter amendment to require outside binding arbitration of disputes regarding wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment regarding certain police and fire employees be adopted?

Measure B. Dissolve water management district -- Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (Advisory vote)
20671 / 66.0% Yes votes ...... 10621 / 33.9% No votes
Should the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District be dissolved?

Measure C. Tax for parks, recreation facilities and street sweeping -- Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District (Tax measure)
127 / 38.2% Yes votes ...... 205 / 61.7% No votes
Shall there be imposed an annual special tax of $58.26 per taxable parcel within the Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District, as designated by the Monterey County Tax Assessor, for the purpose of operating and maintaining parks and recreation facilities and street sweeping services within the District?

Measure D. School facility improvements -- Spreckels Union School District (Bond issue)
1594 / 68.6% Yes votes ...... 728 / 31.3% No votes
To improve quality of education, shall Spreckels Union School District be authorized to repair/modernize/construct classrooms and core student support facilities, make health/safety improvements, expand/upgrade existing school facilities, replace old portable classrooms, acquire/design site to house additional student growth, renovate District schools and qualify to receive $4,711,118 in State-matching funds by issuing $5,335,000 of bonds within legal interest rates, with annual audits, citizens oversight committee and no bond funds spent on staff salaries?

Measure E. Build and upgrade school facilities -- North Monterey County Unified School District (Bond issue)
4188 / 68.3% Yes votes ...... 1935 / 31.6% No votes
To build a middle school that will serve students in grades seven and eight, refurbish and upgrade facilities at North Monterey County High School and the District's six other schools, all of which are over thirty years old, shall the North Monterey County Unified School District, with State matching funds, issue $20,750,000 of bonds, at interest rates within the legal limit and appoint a Citizen's Oversight Committee to annually audit the expenditure of bond revenues?

Measure G. Reduction of utility users tax -- City of Greenfield
1039 / 67.3% Yes votes ...... 503 / 32.6% No votes
Shall the 6% Utility Users Tax currently levied by the City of Greenfield on utilities be reduced to a tax on utilities not to exceed 3%?

Measure H. Hartnell College Repair and Safety Measure -- Hartnell Community College District (Bond issue)
29740 / 65.7% Yes votes ...... 15464 / 34.2% No votes
To prepare students for skilled jobs, four-year colleges, train nurses and public safety officers by:
  • Repairing leaking, decaying walls;
  • Upgrading fire safety;
  • Removing hazardous materials;
  • Upgrading wiring for computer technology;
  • Repairing, acquiring, constructing, equipping buildings, classrooms, libraries, sites, science/computer labs;

Shall Hartnell Community College District issue $131,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with a Citizens Oversight Committee, annual performance and financial audits, with no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure I. College facility improvement and repair -- Monterey Peninsula Community College (Bond issue)
23711 / 64.6% Yes votes ...... 12966 / 35.3% No votes
To prepare Monterey Peninsula College students for jobs and 4-year universities by repairing deteriorating roofs, worn wiring/plumbing, inefficient heating/cooling systems; renovating aging classrooms, labs; repairing/acquiring/constructing/equipping college buildings, library, public safety training facility, sites, science and computer labs; upgrading technology campus-wide and training computer technicians; shall Monterey Peninsula Community College District issue $145,000,000 in bonds at legal rates with Strict Accountability Safeguards, including Citizens Oversight Committee, annual audits, no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure J. Aptos and Watsonville area school improvements -- Pajaro Valley Unified School District (Bond issue)
To improve APTOS HIGH SCHOOL by constructing, upgrading, equipping a performing arts center, classrooms, cafeteria, athletic facilities, parking/traffic safety improvements; to construct, improve, equip WATSONVILLE AREA SCHOOLS, including libraries, athletic facilities, cafeterias, classroom spaces, parking, high school facilities, shall Pajaro Valley Unified School District issue $58,250,000 of bonds ($24,036,000 for Aptos High School/$34,214,000 for Watsonville area schools) at legal rates with citizen oversight, annual audits and no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure K. Funding for police and fire services -- City of King City
923 / 69.0% Yes votes ...... 414 / 30.9% No votes
Shall the revenue from the City's 2% utility users' tax applied to charges for telephone service, electric service, gas service, water service and cable television service, be placed in a special fund to be used exclusively for police and fire services in the City of King, effective January 1, 2003?

Measure L. Repeal of utility users' tax -- City of King City
409 / 30.7% Yes votes ...... 923 / 69.2% No votes
Shall the City's 2% utility users' tax applied to charges for telephone service, electric service, gas service, water service and cable television service, be repealed effective January 1, 2003?

Measure M. School repair -- Salinas Middle School District (Bond Issue - 55% Approval Required)
14651 / 67.8% Yes votes ...... 6938 / 32.1% No votes
To repair our LOCAL public MIDDLE SCHOOLS in Salinas, improve safety and relieve overcrowding, by refurbishing deteriorated walls, classrooms, libraries, cafeterias, and restrooms; improving campus security; upgrading technology access; replacing decayed portable classrooms, removing asbestos, completing construction of Harden and La Paz Middle Schools, and building a new middle school, shall Salinas Union High School District issue $37,000,000 in bonds, within maximum legal interest rates, requiring annual financial audits, with no money for administrators' salaries?

Measure O. Reduce and then repeal existing utility users tax -- City of Salinas (Initiative amendment to city code)
8185 / 33.8% Yes votes ...... 15986 / 66.1% No votes
Shall the ordinance proposing to amend the Salinas City Code to reduce the utility users tax to three percent upon the effective date of the initiative, and then one percent on January 1, 2004, and then repeal the tax on January 1, 2005 be adopted?

Measure P. Reduce utility users' tax -- City of Pacific Grove
2391 / 38.2% Yes votes ...... 3853 / 61.7% No votes
Shall the utility users tax rate applied to charges for telephone service, electric service, gas service, water service, and cable television service be reduced from 5% to 3%, effective January 1, 2003?

Measure R. Library bond measure -- City of Marina (Bond issue)
3439 / 79.5% Yes votes ...... 886 / 20.4% No votes
Shall the City of Marina be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in a principal amount not exceeding $8,000,000 and bearing interest at rates within the legal limits, to assist in constructing a new library facility, pay costs related to bond issuance, and levy a special tax based on assessed valuation on all taxable real property and improvements in the city to pay for the bonds and the administration thereof?

Measure S. Tax rate limitation -- City of Seaside (Initiative amendment to city code)
2130 / 47.7% Yes votes ...... 2327 / 52.2% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 910 be adopted amending Section 3.30.70 of the City of Seaside Municipal Code entitled "Tax Rate", specifying that; a) effective beginning January 1, 2003, the tax rate imposed by this section shall not exceed the rate of 4%; and b) Effective beginning January 1, 2004, the tax rate imposed by this section shall not exceed the rate of 3%?

Measure T. Use of utility users' tax -- City of Seaside (Initiative amendment to city code)
2484 / 56.7% Yes votes ...... 1894 / 43.2% No votes
Shall Ordinance No. 911 be adopted amending Section 3.30.70 of the City of Seaside Municipal Code entitled "Tax Rate", specifying that; a) any and all utility users tax collected shall be dedicated solely to police and fire protection services, and b) the utility users tax rate shall not exceed 6% unless decreased by resolution of the City Council.

Measure N-02. School construction -- Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (Bond Issue)
Shall the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District issue bonds in the amount of $6,700,000, at the lowest available interest rate per annum within legal limits, to construct a new two story addition with fourteen additional classrooms and a new P.E. teaching complex, expand the gym, and convert two existing classrooms to science labs, at the high school in Paso Robles with a citizen's oversight committee to monitor and audit bond expenditures?

 
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