203 / 65.3% Yes votes ...... 108 / 34.7% No votes

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The Board of Directors (the "Directors") of the Country Club Sanitary District (the "District") has called a special tax election in order to submit to the voters residing therein a ballot measure for the purpose of approving an ordinance proposing a special tax for maintenance of the sanitary system. The boundary map of the District is on file at the District offices.

This measure, if approved by two-thirds (2/3) of the registered voters voting thereon, will authorize a special tax assessment the proceeds of which shall only be used to provide maintenance of the sewer system. The special tax shall be calculated from the San Joaquin County Assessor's records as follows:

All residential parcels $72.00 per residence per year

All multi residential parcels $72.00 per residential unit per year

All apartments $60.00 per residential unit per year

All commercial units $150.00 per unit per year

All vacant commercial and $20.00 per parcel per year

residential parcels

All agricultural parcels $20.00 per parcel per year

If approved, the special tax assessment levied under the ordinance shall become a lien on the property against which it is assessed and collectible in the manner and subject to the same penalties as provided for the collection of other assessments collected by the County of San Joaquin, State of California, on behalf of the District. The assessment would be in addition to the annual tax provided by law.

The conduct of this election will be in conformity with existing laws of the State of California and will not otherwise affect existing law.

ORDINANCE 2003-1 AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING A SPECIAL TAX FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SEWER SYSTEM

The Board of Directors of the Country Club Sanitary District of San Joaquin County does ordain as follows:

Section 1: In accordance with the State of California Government Code Section 50077, a Special Tax for the maintenance of the sanitary system, a Special tax is proposed to take effect upon the approval of two-thirds (2/3) of the voters voting upon the proposed special tax.

Section 2: All proceeds of this special assessment shall only be used to provide maintenance of the sewer system.

Section 3: The special tax shall be calculated from the San Joaquin County Assessor's records as follows:

All residential parcels $72.00 per residence per year All multi residential parcels $72.00 per residential unit per yr All apartments $60.00 per residential unit per yr All commercial units $150.00 per unit per year All vacant commercial $20.00 per parcel per year

and residential parcels

Section 4: The Board of Directors of this sanitary district may collect less than the amount of the special tax: however, they may not collect more than the approved special tax.

Section 5: The approved special tax shall be collected in the same manner and subject to the same penalties as other charges and taxes collected by the San Joaquin County Assessor on behalf of the sanitary district. Any assessment levied under this ordinance shall become a lien upon the property against which it is assessed and collectible in the manner and subject to the same penalties as provided for the collection of other assessments collected by the County of San Joaquin, State of California, on behalf of the District. The assessment is in addition to the annual tax rate allowed by law.

Section 6: If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not effect any other provision or application, and to this end, provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.

Section 7: This ordinance has been approved by the Board of Directors, on December 3, 2002, and shall be published in The Record, a newspaper distributed within the District in San Joaquin County, in the State of California in its entirety within fifteen (15) days of this date. This publication will include the names of the Directors voting for and against this Ordinance.

Section 8: This ordinance shall take effect and shall be in force thirty (30) days after its passage by two-thirds (2/3) of the voting voters of the Country Club Sanitary District.

I, Ginger Root, Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Country Club Sanitary District, DO HEREBY CERTIFY the foregoing Ordinance 2003-1 was duly adopted by the Board of Directors at the regular meeting held on_DECEMBER 3, 2002_ a quorum present and acting throughout, by the following vote, to wit:

AYES: BRINK, DALRYMPLE, HOBLITZELL, HUFF

(TELEPHONE VOTE), MALDONADO

NOES: NONE

ABSENT: NONE

ATTEST:

/s/ Ginger Root Ginger Root, Clerk of the Board of Directors Country Club Sanitary District