Pass: 2551 / 74.88% Yes votes ...... 856 / 25.12% No votes

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Impartial Analysis

If this measure is approved by the requisite two-thirds vote, an ordinance shall be adopted in the Town of Corte Madera imposing a special tax for paramedic and/or emergency medical services (EMS). This is not the first time an EMS tax has been submitted to and approved by the Town's voters. A special EMS tax was first approved by the Town's voters on June 7, 1983, and was last approved by the Town's voters on November 8, 2011. Since that tax will expire on June 30, 2015, voter approval of this measure is required in order to continue the provision of EMS services at existing levels.

If approved, this measure will impose a yearly tax for EMS services for the four fiscal years beginning July 1, 2015, and ending on June 30, 2019. A "fiscal year" runs from July 1 of one year through June 30 of the next year. If approved, the tax amount per fiscal year will remain at the rate of $75.00 for each residential unit and $75.00 per 1,000 square feet of enclosed floor area for nonresidential uses throughout the entire period that the tax is in effect. In the current fiscal year (2014-2015), the yearly tax rate is also $75.00 for each residential unit and $75.00 for each 1,000 square feet of enclosed floor area for nonresidential uses.

The measure provides that the tax proceeds must be placed in a special fund which may only be used for the provision of EMS services. The tax amount specified above may not be increased without the approval of twothirds of the Town voters. The measure also provides that the EMS tax will be collected by the Marin County Tax Collector along with the property tax. As stated above, the tax will automatically terminate on June 30, 2019. This measure was placed on the ballot by the Town Council of the Town of Corte Madera.

s/JEFFREY A. WALTER Town Attorney