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Los Angeles County, CA March 6, 2007 Election
Directory of Los Angeles County, CA Measures
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Measure Covina-A. Utility User Tax -- City of Covina
1,413 / 40.5% Yes votes ...... 2,078 / 59.5% No votes
To continue funding general city services including maintaining police services and equipment; fire protection and paramedic services; street maintenance; and services for senior citizens, libraries, parks and recreation; shall the City of Covina update and extend for only 10 years its 6% Utility Users Tax and city ordinance to fund general city services, without increasing the current tax rate, including mandatory annual financial audits and ensuring all funds stay local to maintain Covina city services?

Measure LAUSD-L. Term Limits, Campaign Finance Rules, Compensation Review -- Los Angeles Unified School District (Charter Amendment)
113,920 / 67.8% Yes votes ...... 54,204 / 32.2% No votes
Shall the City of Los Angeles Charter be amended to establish: contribution limits and additional disclosure requirements for School Board campaigns; local enforcement of School District campaign finance rules; campaign finance training for School Board candidates; term limits of three terms (twelve years) for School Board members; and a School Board compensation review committee? ¿Debe la Carta Constitutiva de la Ciudad de Los Angeles ser enmendada para establecer: los límites de la contribución y los requisitos adicionales de información para las campañas de la Junta Escolar; el cumplimiento a nivel local de las normas de financiamiento de las campañas del Distrito Escolar; la capacitación sobre las finanzas de las campañas para los candidatos de la Junta Escolar; los límites de términos en tres términos (doce años) para los miembros de la Junta Escolar; y un comité de revisión de compensación de la Junta Escolar?

Measure LosAngeles-M. Establishment of a Public Service Purchase Program -- City of Los Angeles (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 84,690 / 60.2% Yes votes ...... 56,014 / 39.8% No votes
Shall the Charter be amended to authorize the Council of the City of Los Angeles to establish a voluntary program to allow members to purchase service credit with the Fire and Police Pension Plan for full-time service with other public agencies, provided the member pays the full actuarial cost for the service purchased? ¿Debe la Carta Constitutiva ser enmendada para autorizar al Concejo de la Ciudad de Los Angeles que establezca un programa voluntario para permitir a los miembros adquirir crédito de servicios con el Plan de Pensión para bomberos y policías para servicio de tiempo completo con otras agencias públicas, siempre que el miembro pague el costo actuarial completo del servicio adquirido?

Measure Monrovia-L. Library Construction -- City of Monrovia (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,751 / 69.5% Yes votes ...... 1210 / 30.5% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to rebuild the small and outdated Monrovia Public Library at its current site according to new earthquake, fire safety, energy efficiency and handicapped accessibility standards, with expanded children's reading areas, upgraded computer technology, new study rooms for students and quiet reading areas, by imposing a special parcel tax with expenditures subject to annual independent audits and no expenditures for administrator's salaries? ¿Debería ser adoptada una ordenanza para reconstruir la pequeña y anticuada Biblioteca Pública de Monrovia en su corriente sitio en conformidad con las nuevas normas de protección contra terremotos, seguridad contra incendio, efi ciencia de energía y accesibilidad para personas incapacitadas, con la expansión de las áreas de lectura para los niños, mejoramiento en la tecnología de computación, nuevos salones de estudios para los estudiantes y áreas silenciosas de lectura, por medio de la imposición de un impuesto especial sobre parcelas con los gastos sujetos a auditorías independientes anuales y que ningunos de los gastos serán usados para el sueldo del administrador?

Measure Pasadena-C. Library Tax -- City of Pasadena
10,372 / 80.4% Yes votes ...... 2,524 / 19.6% No votes
Shall the ordinance imposing a "Library Special Tax" be extended which: (1) can only be used exclusively to fund a portion of operational costs of the Central and branch libraries; (2) exempts religious facilities, community service organizations and persons meeting certain income criteria; (3) limits annual increases based on the Consumer Price Index; (4) prevents imposition of Tax if certain General Fund commitments to the Library are not made; and (5) contains a fifteen year limit?

¿Tendria que extenderse la ordenanza que impone un "lmpuesto Especial de Bibliotecas" el que: (1) Se utiliza exclusivamente para financiar una porción de los costos operativos de la Biblioteca Central y anexas; (2) exime a centros religiosos, organizaciones de servicio a la comunidad y a personas que reúnen ciertos criterios de ingresos; (3) limita aumentos anuales basados al lndice de Precios al Consurnidor; (4) previene la imposición del lmpuesto si no se realizan ciertos cornpromisos del Fondo General a la Biblioteca y (5) contiene un limite de quince años?

Measure PVE-A. Fire and Paramedic Services -- City of Palos Verdes Estates (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,243 / 87.3% Yes votes ...... 327 / 12.7% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to levy a special tax on each eligible parcel in the City from July 1, 2007 (when the existing special tax expires) until June 30, 2017 to finance fire and paramedic services?

Measure SMUSD-R. Continuation of Parcel Tax -- San Marino Unified School District (2/3 Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,315 / 71.5% Yes votes ...... 921 / 28.5% No votes
In order to continue funding quality educational programs and classroom instruction, prevent increases in class sizes and reductions in teaching positions, attract and retain high quality teachers and employees, and support educational programs that enhance student achievement, shall San Marino Unified School District extend the expiring school parcel tax for six years at $295 per parcel with an exemption for seniors, adjustment for inflation and all money staying in our community to benefit local schools?

Measure SouthGate-T. City Treasurer Position -- City of South Gate
666 / 31.2% Yes votes ...... 1,472 / 68.8% No votes
Shall the office of the City Treasurer change from an elected office to an appointed position?

Measure SouthPasadena-U. Utility User Tax Extension -- City of South Pasadena (Ordinance - Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 2,923 / 71.5% Yes votes ...... 1164 / 28.5% No votes
Shall an ordinance be adopted to extend the 5% Utility User's Tax, for general City purposes, for eight years from August 1, 2007 to July 31, 2015? ¿Debería ser adoptada una ordenanza para extender el Impuesto de 5% sobre los Usuarios de Servicios Públicos, para propósitos municipales en general, por ocho años del 1 de Agosto del 2007 hasta el 31 de Julio del 2015?

 
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