League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Mendocino County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Measure E Special Tax for Fire Protection and Prevention Brooktrails Township Community Services District 2/3 Approval Required Fail: 575 / 63.19% Yes votes ...... 335 / 36.81% No votes See Also: Index of all Measures

Arguments For Measure E

Arguments Against Measure E

The Brooktrails Fire Department can no longer function at our current tax. We have been dependent on the Brooktrails Community Services District's General Fund to support us. In our current budget we have no reserve funds or capital improvement funds to replace outdated or unsafe equipment. For homeowners, this means our ISO fire insurance rating could be jeopardized, threatening their ability to get or afford fire insurance. This new fire tax adjustment will allow the Fire Department and its first responders to be self-sufficient now and in the foreseeable future. Your fire tax dollars will go directly to the Fire Department and CANNOT be used by other Community Services District funds or projects. The new tax rate adjustment will allow your first responders the ability to replace old, outdated and unsafe equipment and purchase much-needed medical supplies and additional training. This new tax adjustment will allow the Fire Department the ability to add 10 new volunteer firefighters. Brooktrails Township Community Services District: s/Daryl Schoeppner Fire Chief Daryl Schoeppner s/George Skezas George Skezas, Board President s/Mike Chapman Mike Chapman, General Manager Brooktrails Property Owners Association: s/Virginia Pohlson Virginia Pohlson, President Brooktrails Firefighters Association: s/Robert McKenzie Robert McKenzie, President

There was no Argument Against Measure E submitted

Full Text of Measure E

BROOKTRAILS TOWNSHIP CSD SPECIAL FIRE TAX INCREASE BROOKTRAILS TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT ORDINANCE No. 144 Amending Ordinances 29 and 126 (FIRE PROTECTION SPECIAL TAX INCREASE) WHEREAS, District Ordinance No. 29 adopted in 1981 established a Special Fire Tax; and WHEREAS, District Ordinance No. 29 was approved by the electors of the District at a District election on June 2, 1981; and WHEREAS, District Ordinance No. 126 adopted in 2004 increased the Special Fire Tax; and WHEREAS, District Ordinance No. 126 was approved by the electors of the District at a special District election by mail on August 31, 2004; and WHEREAS, the costs and expenses incurred by the District for the provision of fire prevention, protection and suppression services have increased substantially, and the revenue generated by the Special Fire Tax is no longer sufficient to meet the cost of providing these services; and WHEREAS, the District must find an immediate solution to provide adequate funding for its fire services in order to ensure the health, safety, and general welfare of its residents and members of the public; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that a substantial increase to the parcel tax across all parcel categories is required immediately; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors elects to submit the question of an increase to the special tax for fire protection to the electorate residing within the boundaries of the District, seeking a two-thirds approval. Now, Therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Directors of Brooktrails Township Community Services District (the "District") as follows: 1. Paragraph 3.01 of Ordinance No. 29 and Paragraph 1 of Ordinance No. 126 shall be amended to provide for the following annual parcel tax to be levied effective July 1, 2012 for the Fiscal Year 2012-13 tax bills: Class Single Family Residence $100 Duplex $150 Triplex $200 Fourplex $250 Multiplex other $275 Commercial use $300 Hotel-Motel $300 Vacant Parcels $100 2. All tax funds received shall be specifically segregated in bank account(s) designated only for purposes of a comprehensive fire prevention program, operations, capital improvements, and reserves. 3. This Ordinance will take effect if the Ordinance is approved by a two-thirds vote of the electorate residing in Brooktrails Township Community Services District, and shall upon such approval take effect immediately, and be applied on County tax bills beginning with those issued for Fiscal Year 2012-13. 4. If any article, section, subsection, sentence, phrase, or clause of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance. The voters of the District hereby declare that they would have adopted the remainder of this Ordinance, including each article, section, subsection, sentence, phrase or clause, irrespective of the invalidity of any other article, section, subsection, sentence, phrase or clause. Introduced February 14, 2012 and adopted this 28th day of February, 2012 at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Brooktrails Township Community Services District by the following vote: AYES: Directors: Santos, Ramming, Williams, Orth, Skezas NOES: Directors: None ABSENT: Directors: None s/George Skezas, President ATTEST: s/Michael V. Chapman, Secretary 23E1