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San Mateo County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Measure T
Appropriations Limit
Town of Atherton
Majority Approval Required

Pass: 1,252 / 69.6% Yes votes ...... 547 / 30.4% No votes

See Also: Index of all Measures
Results as of Dec 29 12:09pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (6/6)
27.8% Voter Turnout (77,340/277,759)
Information shown below: Impartial Analysis | Arguments |

In accordance with past practice, shall the Town's appropriations limit be increased by one and a half times the amount of the any voter approved parcel tax for four years?

Impartial Analysis from the City Attorney, Town of Atherton
If this measure is approved by a majority of the voters, the Town of Atherton appropriations will be increased by an amount equal to one and a half times the amount of any voter approved parcel tax. This adjustment would be in effect between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2014.

Article XIII B of the California Constitution establishes an appropriations (expenditure) limit for California cities and towns. The voters may increase the appropriations limit but only for four years at a time. This measure does not adopt or increase taxes.

A "yes" vote is a vote to increase the Town's appropriations limit so that any voter approved parcel tax may be collected and spent.

A "no" vote is a vote to limit the collection and expenditure of any voter approved parcel tax to a level that, combined with certain other revenues, does not exceed the Town's statutory appropriation limit.

The text of the ordinance increasing the appropriation limit is included in the ballot materials.

  
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Arguments For Measure T Arguments Against Measure T
The parcel tax renewal is not a new tax but continues the existing amount of the Town of Atherton's current parcel tax. This measure is a technical requirement in the State Constitution to allow the Town to spend parcel tax money to fulfill the voter approved purposes.

/s/ Jerry Carlson, Mayor

/s/ Kathy McKeithen, Vice Mayor

/s/ Elizabeth Lewis, Council Member

/s/ Charles Marsala, Council Member

/s/ Jim Dobbie, Council Member

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