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Board of Supervisors
of
Contra Costa County, State of California
IN THE MATTER OF ENDORSING } RESOLUTION NO.99/609
PROPOSITION 26 ON THE MARCH 7, 2000 }
BALLOT, THE"LET'S FIX OUR SCHOOLS" )
INITIATIVE }
WHEREAS, Proposition 26, also known as the"Let's Fix Our Schools"initiative,
amends the California Constitution and Education Code to allow passage of local school
bond issues with a simple majority(50 percent plus one vote),rather than the two-thirds
vote (66.7 per cent) currently required;
WHEREAS, the initiative includes new accountability measures that require school
districts to give voters a detailed list of specific projects to be built with bond money;
WHEREAS, if voters approve bond measures,the initiative will require that districts
have to undergo two audits every year;
WHEREAS, Proposition 26 affects bonds issued by school districts, county education
offices, and community college districts;
WHEREAS,Proposition 26 has won the endorsement of a diverse coalition of groups,
including, California Sate PTA, League of Women Voters, California Teachers
Association, Congress of California Seniors, California Organization of Police and
Sheriffs,the California Chamber of Commerce, and the California State Association of
Counties;
WHEREAS, California is one of only seven states that require a"supermajority"to
approve local school bonds and the two-thirds requirement makes every"no"vote count
twice as much as every "yes"vote;
WHEREAS,repairs of aging or dilapidated school facilities often involve student safety;
and
WHEREAS, statewide bonds for schools,prisons,and other construction require a
majority vote and only local construction bonds currently require the much higher two-
thirds vote;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County endorses Proposition 26 on the March 7,2000 ballot,the"Let's Fix Our
Schools" initiative which would reduce the vote requirement for local school bonds to a
simple majority.
Introduced by.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct copy of an order
DONNA. GERBER entered on the Minutes of the Board
Supervisor, District III of Supervisors.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Passed and adopted on Deo.7, Board of Supervisors affixed this 7`h
1999 by a unanimous vote of day of December, 1999.
Beard members present. PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and County
Ad inistrator.
By
De ty Clerk