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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISOR
FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator
Costa
DATE . November . 5, 1987Coiry
SUBJECT:
Report on Ballot Propositions • C, D, and E
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . .. Accept: this report from the County Administrator.
2 . Authorize. the Chair of the Board to send. a letter to each
county in California explaining the advisory measures that
were. on the November 3 ballot and recommending that each
county put similar .measures on the next available ballot.
3 . Authorize . the Chair of the Board to share this report with
the Executive Committee of CSAC at their annual meeting in
Monterey later this, month, recommending that CSAC endorse
efforts by. the counties to place similar .measures on the
ballot in as many counties as possible.
4. Authorize the Chair of the Board to' send. letters to this
County' s legislative -delegation, the .1 leadership in both
houses of the Legislature and the Governor noting the
results of the election in this County and urging that the
Legislature give prompt. attention to . the subject matter of
the three propositions as soon as. they reconvene in January,
.1988 .
5 . Authorize the Chair of the Board to write to each city in
the County calling their attention to .the election results
and urging the city or town council , to write to. their
legislators urging that the Legislature give immediate
attention to the subject matter of the three propositions.
BACKGROUND:
In an effort. to gauge the public support for some . of the
proposals: the Board has been working on for several years, the
Board placed on the November 3, 1987. ballot three advisory , .
measures: Measures C, D, and E.
Measure C asked the voters:
"Should. the California State budget revenue surplus be
allocated to fund essential local services such as
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ACTION OF BOARD ON November 10, ' 1987 J•..FPROVED AS RECCIAMENDED _x OTHER
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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County Administrator November 10 1987
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Legislative Leadership (via CAO) PHIL BATCHELOR..CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Each City in the COuniv (via CAO) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR .
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provided by schools, counties and cities instead of
being used for tax. rebate"?
Measure C' passed with a 58 .7% "Yes" vote.
Measure D asked the voters:
"Should the California -Constitution be amended to
strengthen legal requirements that the State fully
fund all programs it imposes upon local government"?
Measure D passed with' an 80. 5% ."Yes" vote.
Measure E asked the voters: I
"Should a California law be enacted to require that
a specified .portion of the existing taxes you now pay
to the State .hereafter be dedicated to counties, schools,
cities,and special districts to provide a stable source
of funding for local services"?
Measure E passed. with a 78. 0% "Yes" vote.
This substantial. positive voter reaction to these. three advisory'.
measures provides the Board of Supervisors with an opportunity to . .
encourage other -counties to place similar measures on their
ballots, hopefully by June, 1988 . The Board may also want to .
make a special point of calling this vote to the attention of our
. legislative delegation and the leadership. of the Legislature, as
well as the Governor. Sending letters .to each city would also
provide an opportunity for each city to write to their
legislative delegation,. calling on them to take action. '.on the .
three subjects covered , by these three ballot measures; namely,
the use. of the State surplus to assist local government before
rebating the surplus to the taxpayers; more adequate
reimbursement to local government for State-mandated local
programs and the need for a stable source of revenue for local
government..