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Measure C Paramedic Special Tax Town of Fairfax Two-Thirds Approval Required
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Index of all Measures |
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Results as of Jan 4 9:35am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (6/6) |
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To continue emergency paramedic care, shall there be a special tax for paramedic services in the amount of $39 increasing by $3.00 per year not to exceed $48 for each living unit, and in the amount of $39 increasing by $3.00 per year per 1,500 square feet of structure of each developed parcel in nonresidential use with the appropriations limit increased by the amount of said tax for the next four years?
Dated: August 15, 2006
s/JIM R. KARPIAK
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Arguments For Measure C |
Since 1982, voters in the Ross Valley have overwhelmingly approved a special tax to provide paramedic service.
To continue this high standard of emergency medical care
for four more years, you must now re-approve this tax
with a modest proposed increase. The initial Ross Valley
Paramedic Authority tax provided for a single ambulance. The demand for paramedic service from our citizens
dictates that service levels continue to expand and evolve.
We ask that you consider a modest $9 increase the first
year and if needed a $3 annual increase in each of the
remaining 3 years to maintain our current levels of service
and plan for future improvements based on community
demand for high quality, fire department based, advanced
life support paramedic services.
Your parcel tax pays for a significant portion of the paramedic program and enables us not to directly bill our Ross Valley resident customers. Additional funds are collected from medical insurance companies and through billing of non-resident customers. In addition, your tax covers expenses associated with paramedic training, medical supplies, equipment and replacement of ambulances when needed. The Ross Valley Paramedic Authority Board of Directors has received the Five Year Strategic Plan prepared by Emergency Services Consulting Inc. It recommends putting into service what is called a Peak Activity Unit, an additional Paramedic Ambulance to be located in the vicinity of Fairfax. Computer generated reports have shown a need for a PAU transport ambulance in the Upper Ross Valley between the hours of 7 AM to 7 PM, Monday thru Friday. It would be staffed with existing paramedics utilizing overtime to cover stations. The Board will be making the final decision by year's end. Our goal is to continue to provide state of the art paramedic care in the Ross Valley. Please vote YES to continue this vital service.
s/LEW TREMAINE
s/RICHARD BODONY, MD
s/LARRY BRAGMAN
s/MICHELLE PERRO, M.D.
s/FRANK EGGER
(No arguments against Measure C were submitted) |