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Los Angeles County, CA March 8, 2011 Election
Directory of Los Angeles County, CA Measures
Measures
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Measure BH-O. Tax on Oil and Natural Gas Extraction -- City of Beverly Hills (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Final Election Results
Fail: 2335 / 44.3% Yes votes ...... 2939 / 55.7% No votes
"Shall an ordinance that increases the oil extraction tax imposed on oil companies and establishes a natural gas extraction tax on oil and gas companies for deposit into the General Fund to support general fund services including police, fire, paramedics, library, administrative support services, and street and park maintenance, and that makes a change to the definition of gross receipts set forth in the Beverly Hills Municipal Code, be adopted"?

Measure BH-P2. Two Hours of Free Parking Initiative -- City of Beverly Hills (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Final Election Results
Pass: 3452 / 62.0% Yes votes ...... 2112 / 38.0% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to require the City Council to provide free parking for two hours at particular City-owned parking facilities and limit the amount of monthly parking at those facilities?

Measure BH-P3. Three Hours of Free Parking for Residents -- City of Beverly Hills (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Final Election Results
Fail: 1542 / 28.6% Yes votes ...... 3855 / 71.4% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to provide Beverly Hills residents with free parking for three hours daily and a discount of 50% from evening flat rates at particular City-owned parking facilities?

Charter Amendment LA-G. Pension Reform -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 158,927 / 75.1% Yes votes ...... 52,662 / 24.9% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended: (1) to provide sworn Fire, Police, and Harbor Department employees, who are hired on or after July 1, 2011, with the pension benefits provided in the Fire and Police Pension Plan-Tier 6; and (2) to modify provisions of the Fire and Police Pension Plan in order to facilitate compliance with state and federal laws, to authorize the Council to establish an Excess Benefit Plan, to allow flexibility in establishing amortization policies, and to make technical changes?

Charter Amendment LA-H. Restriction on Campaign Contributions from City Contractors -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 159,832 / 74.9% Yes votes ...... 53,586 / 25.1% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to (1) restrict campaign contributions and fundraising by bidders on certain City contracts; require increased disclosure for bidders; and provide for bans on future contracts for violators; and (2) build upon the city's voter-approved campaign trust fund, which provides limited public matching funds for qualified City candidates who agree to spending limits, by lifting the maximum balance in the fund while allowing the City Council by a two-thirds vote to not make the annual appropriation and temporarily transfer funds to meet City budgetary obligations in certain emergency conditions?

Charter Amendment LA-I. DWP Ratepayer Advocate -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 168,014 / 77.9% Yes votes ...... 47,772 / 22.1% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to establish an Office of Public Accountability for the Department of Water and Power, overseen by an Executive Director appointed by a citizens committee and confirmed by the Council and Mayor for a five-year term, to provide public independent analysis of Department actions as they relate to water and electricity rates?

Charter Amendment LA-J. DWP Revenue Transfers and Budget Deadline -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 175,271 / 81.9% Yes votes ...... 38,705 / 18.1% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to (a) require the Department of Water and Power for informational purposes to submit to the City Council by March 31 each year a preliminary budget for the ensuing fiscal year (July 1 through June 30), to be updated by May 31 with new information, and (b) establish procedures for making surplus transfers from the Power Revenue Fund to the City Reserve Fund?

Charter Amendment LA-L. Reassignment of Funds for Library System -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 136,676 / 62.9% Yes votes ...... 80,740 / 37.1% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to incrementally increase the amount the City is required to dedicate annually from its General Fund to the Library Department to an amount equal to .0300% of the assessed value of all property in the City, and incrementally increase the Library Department's responsibility for its direct and indirect costs until it pays for all of its direct and indirect costs, in order to provide Los Angeles neighborhood public libraries with additional funding to help restore library service hours, purchase books and support library programs, subject to audits, using existing funds with no new taxes?

Proposition LA-M. Tax on Medical Marijuana -- City of Los Angeles (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 128,501 / 58.8% Yes votes ...... 90,182 / 41.2% No votes
In order to fund general municipal services, including but not limited to such matters as police protection and crime suppression services, fire prevention and suppression services, park and recreation facilities, and general improvements throughout the City, shall a tax be authorized on marijuana collectives of $50 per $1000 of gross receipts recognizing that the sale of marijuana is illegal?

Measure LA-N. Public Funding of Campaigns -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 146,456 / 70.7% Yes votes ...... 60,700 / 29.3% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to comply with recent court decisions and avoid liability to the City by removing from the Charter three provisions determined by courts to be unconstitutional regarding campaign contribution limits on independent, non-candidate controlled groups' spending in City and LAUSD elections and notice and contribution limits regarding self-financed candidates that lifts contribution limits for only some candidates in City elections?

Proposition LA-O. Tax on Oil Companies -- City of Los Angeles (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Fail: 99,500 / 48.4% Yes votes ...... 105,928 / 51.6% No votes
In order to fund general municipal services, including but not limited to such matters as police protection and crime suppression services, fire prevention and suppression services, park and recreation facilities, and general improvements throughout the City, shall an ordinance be adopted to impose a tax on oil producing businesses of $1.44 per barrel of oil produced in the City of Los Angeles?

Charter Amendment LA-P. Emergency Reserve and Budget Stabilization Fund -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 132,205 / 66.5% Yes votes ...... 66,677 / 33.5% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to: establish an Emergency Reserve Account within the City's Reserve Fund, with an annual balance of not less than two and three-fourths percent of General Fund receipts, to be accessed only if the City Council finds by a two-thirds vote that there is an urgent economic necessity and to be replenished in the subsequent fiscal year except in the event of a catastrophe; establish a Contingency Reserve Account within the Reserve Fund for expenditures and revenue shortfalls unanticipated in the annual budget with details defined by ordinance; and establish a Budget Stabilization Fund within the City Treasury with details defined by ordinance?

Charter Amendment LA-Q. Civil Service Hiring Rule Changes -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Pass: 125,403 / 62.9% Yes votes ...... 73,973 / 37.1% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to: (1) expand the automatic civil service exemptions to include Deputy Chiefs of Fire; (2) limit the number of qualified applicants testing for civil service positions to an adequate number to prevent examinations of unnecessarily large candidate pools; (3) eliminate the requirement for certifying all eligible candidates for appointment to a civil service position when the candidates' scores are not reachable or when no hiring is taking place; (4) clarify and standardize the probationary period for police officers to accurately reflect its application to sworn officers from the Airport, Harbor and General Services Departments; (5) increase the length of emergency appointments to no longer than one year; and (6) extend the amount of time retirees may work from 90 to 120 days without increasing pension benefits?

Measure RPV-C. City Charter Adoption -- City of Rancho Palos Verdes (Charter - Majority Approval Required)
Official Results
Fail: 2,049 / 27.4% Yes votes ...... 5,433 / 72.6% No votes
Shall the proposed City Charter be adopted to change the City of Rancho Palos Verdes from a general law city to a charter city?

Measure WH-A. Billboard Taxes and Regulation -- City of West Hollywood (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 1121 / 20.2% Yes votes ...... 4424 / 79.8% No votes
Shall an Ordinance be adopted (1) imposing a new 7% tax on revenue from off-site advertising signs and (2) amending the City's zoning ordinance to allow tall wall advertising signs to be placed on buildings that meet certain criteria on Santa Monica and Beverly Boulevards without discretionary review by the City?

 
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