Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote of this measure means:

you are in favor of adopting the additional purposes.

A NO vote of this measure means:

you are against adopting the additional purposes.

The Town of Discovery Bay currently exercises the powers of providing water and sewer services, and recreation services. The ballot measure would authorize the Town to exercise the following additional lawful purposes:

• 1. Collection and disposal of garbage and refuse matter.
• 2. Protection against fire.
• 3. Provision of street lighting.
• 4. Provision of mosquito abatement.
• 5. Equip and maintain a police department, other police protection, or other security services to protect and safeguard life and property.
• 6. Acquire sites for, construct, and maintain library buildings, and cooperate with other governmental agencies for library service.
• 7. Construct, open, widen, extend, straighten, surface, and maintain, in whole or in part, any street in the Town, and construct and maintain bridges, culverts, curbs, gutters, drains, and works incidental to the provision of services regarding streets (subject to the consent of the governing body of the county or city in which the improvement is made).
• 8. Contract for ambulance services to serve the residents of the Town as convenience requires.
• 9. The provision of transportation services.
• 10. The provision of graffiti abatement.
• 11. Construct, maintain, and operate flood protection works and facilities (subject to the statutory conditions set forth in the ballot measure).

The Town is presently authorized to exercise powers only for water, sewer, and recreation. Since its formation three years ago, it has become apparent that the Town's citizens desire the Town Board of Directors to take on a broader role in local affairs. The exercise of each power will require a significant planning effort and submission of a plan of services and financing to LAFCO.

However, before going to LAFCO, the voters must approve the exercise of a power. To do this, power by power, as the Town grows and takes on more responsibility, would require a constant series of elections, which costs the citizens money for every request.

This Measure, if approved, would establish the voters' approval for all remaining necessary powers, and avoid future repetitive elections and cost. It would enable the Town to then plan to actually exercise powers on a long-term basis. In the future as voters decide the Town of Discovery Bay to activate individual powers, a separate ballot measure and voter approval would be required.

Please vote Yes on this Measure to enable the Town of Discovery Bay to better serve its citizens.

Virgil Kochne, General Manager, Town of Discovery Bay