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May 7, 2019 - Measure A

Lynda Roberts, Registrar of Voters, Elections

INVERNESS PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
MEASURE A

MEASURE A: Shall the appropriations limit established for the Inverness Public Utility District pursuant to Article XIIIB of the California Constitution be adjusted to include the combined total of all applicable revenue sources for the fiscal years 2018/2019 through 2021/2022 in order to ensure an adequate funding base for the Inverness Public Utility District?

YES                             NO

Index

Impartial Analysis

COUNTY COUNSEL’S IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF MEASURE A

INVERNESS PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT INCREASE

Article XIIIB of the California Constitution restricts governmental spending by setting an annual appropriations (spending) limit, which may be changed by voters.

This measure, if approved by a majority of voters, would adjust the appropriations limit for the Inverness Public Utility District to include the combined total of all applicable revenue sources for the fiscal years 2018/2019 through 2021/2022.

This measure was placed on the ballot by the Board of Directors of the Inverness Public Utility District.

s/BRIAN E. WASHINGTON
Marin County Counsel

The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure A. If you would like a copy of the measure, please call the district elections official’s office at 415-473-6456 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.

Argument In Favor

ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE A

  • Measure A simply instructs the County of Marin to distribute to the Inverness Public Utility District the full amount of the District’s statutory share of the property tax dollars collected from property owners within Inverness.
  • Measure A will not have any effect on the tax rate. A YES VOTE WILL NOT RAISE TAXES, A NO VOTE WILL NOT REDUCE TAXES.
  • A YES vote expresses our community’s desire to set the District’s tax-dollars spending limit so that it equals the amount of property taxes collected for the District.
  • If Measure A is not adopted, a portion of local property tax dollars paid by Inverness property owners would be withheld and redistributed to other cities and special districts in Marin County.
  • These revenues are dedicated to supporting Inverness fire protection, fire prevention, first-responder medical care, and disaster preparedness and response.
  • Measure A expires automatically in 4 years and must then be resubmitted to the voters.

KEEP OUR TAX DOLLARS AT HOME. VOTE YES ON MEASURE A.

s/ KENNETH J. EMANUELS
President, Inverness P.U.D. Board of Directors

s/ KATHY HARTZELL
President, Inverness Association

s/ JAMES K. FOX
Fire Chief, Inverness Volunteer Fire Department

Argument Against

ARGUMENT AGAINST MEASURE A

No argument against Measure A was filed.