Jun 13 2009
New bill aims to ease passage of school parcel taxes…
Tough Threshold
Various communities on the Peninsula have tried to get special parcel taxes passed to help prop up the dire financial situations of their respective school districts. Some have been successful (San Carlos), while others have gone down to defeat (Redwood City.) In every situation, achieving the required 2/3 “yes” votes has proved to be quite a challenge. San Carlos had to hold a second election after the first try only yielded a 65% yes vote.
Lowering the Bar?
If a new bill that Senator Joe Simitian is pushing becomes law, the threshold for passing a parcel tax initiative to benefit schools would drop from 66.7% to 55%. Here’s an article in today’s Daily Journal with more details: Bill to Ease Tax Passage
This lower threshold would have meant the difference between success and failure for a number of parcel tax votes that happened this year. Perhaps it will encourage these communities to go back to the well for another try?
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