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Measure E Appropriations Limit Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District Majority Approval Required
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Pass:
1,574 /
88.68% Yes votes ......
201 /
11.32% No votes
| Results as of Jun 27 8:26am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (7/7) |
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Shall the appropriations limit of the Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 be established at $2,487,218.00 and should the limit for that Fiscal Year (i.e., $2,487,218.00) be used to determine the limits for Fiscal Years 2007-2008 through 2009-2010?
This ballot measure proposes to establish the appropriations limit for the Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District at two-million-four-hundred-eighty-seven-thousand-two-hundred-eighteen dollars ($2,487,218) for fiscal year 2006-2007 through fiscal year 2009-2010. Each fiscal year's appropriations limit will be subject to adjustments for changes in the cost of living and population.
This ballot measure does not seek voter approval to impose any new or additional tax.
A "yes" vote is a vote to approve the establishment of the appropriations limit for the stated fiscal years.
A "no" vote is a vote to reject the establishment of the appropriations limit for the stated fiscal years.
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| Arguments For Measure E | Arguments Against Measure E |
| This measure is necessary in order to ensure that your Police Protection and Community Services District can continue the present levels of police staffing for the next four years. It will not result in any increase in your taxes but will allow the District to make full use of the revenues it already receives.
An amendment to the State Constitution in 1979 imposed a limit on expenditures of most local government agencies, including the District. This "appropriation limit" was originally based on a level of the agencies' expenditures during Fiscal Year 1978-79.That base year was one year before the District voters approved a special tax to be used only for the police protection services furnished by the District. As a result, the State-imposed expenditure limit would have prevented the District from making use of funds which an overwhelming majority of District voters had approved. The State Constitution allows local agency voters to correct situations of this kind by approving temporary increases in the local appropriations limit. Kensington voters approved such an increase in 1981 and authorized its continuation at elections in 1984, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 and again in 2002. Your Board of Directors is asking that the increased limit be continued for an additional four years. This will ensure that we do not have to reduce our complement of public safety officers.
Paul D. Haxo, President Bruce V. Morrow, Vice President Joan K. Gallegos, Director Patricia M. McLaughlin, Director Ciara Wood, Director
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