Cal Fire says PG&E caused Dixie Fire; Library Tax petition to be circulated
Here’s a summary of the petition they will be circulating, it’s self-explanatory:
Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate a citizen’s petition within the County of Mendocino for the purpose of placing on the November 2022 ballot a proposal for amending the current sales tax for the sole benefit of the Mendocino County Library District. A statement of the reasons of the proposed action as contemplated in the petition is as follows:
The passage of Measure A in November 2011, with over 75 percent of voters saying Yes, brought about a renewal of the Mendocino County Library system. Measure A currently provides over half of total library funding and the County contributes nothing from its General Funds. Increasingly, however, the need to fund improvements for buildings and equipment threatens the financial health of the Library. We want to build on the success of Measure A by ending the existing sunset provision and increasing the tax in order to provide stable and secure funding for needed capital investment. 40 percent of total sales tax revenue will go to new capital improvements. When passed, the current sales tax would increase from 1/8 of one percent to ¼ of one percent.
These funds will be for the libraries only, and cannot be used by any other County department or for any other County function.
County Counsel has specified the ballot title as follows:
An Initiative to Add a OneQuarter Cent (0.25 percent) Sales Tax to Fund Libraries in Mendocino County
County Counsel has determined that the stated purpose of the initiative is as follows:
1. To impose a permanent one-quarter cent (0.25 percent ) sales tax for the specific purpose of maintaining and improving library services in Mendocino
County; and
2. To create a special fund for these tax proceeds to be used exclusively for maintaining and improving library services. At least forty percent (40 percent) are reserved for capital investments, such as building improvements.