Sentences with phrase «of parcel tax»

Advocates for public schools are looking for help from the Legislature to blunt the impact of a ruling earlier this month jeopardizing a number of parcel tax measures supporting districts statewide.

Approximately 95 % of the parcel tax is spent to support personnel, including over 15 teachers.

How Things Should Happen The life cycle of a parcel tax like Measure G1 has three important phases:

Pay increases will happen annually for the life of the parcel tax.

Voters approved the lion's share of the nearly $ 3 billion in school bonds on Tuesday's ballot statewide - the outcome of parcel taxes, however, were not nearly as successful.

Not exact matches

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS for the 2010 fourth quarter exclude $ 100 million pretax ($ 62 million after - tax and $ 0.16 per diluted share) of non-cash impairment and other charges, including an $ 84 million impairment charge related to a revenue management software investment (see below) and $ 27 million of impairment charges related to the anticipated disposition of a land parcel and a golf course.

But this Will County parcel, just south of the county border, has been eyed by the village because of its potential economic value in terms of real estate and sales tax revenue.

By contrast, only one of the other 17 parcel tax measures around the state passed in the last election.

In the most recent election, a parcel tax to support maintenance of facilities passed with just over 80 precent of the vote.

Apart from the parcel tax which paid for the Point of Sale equipment, this has been done without any extra funding for the food or the labor.

I spent almost 4 years of my life trying to get the funding for that Point of Sale system — we applied for grants, we looked for a private funder, we approached the city — until finally we were able to get it funded through a parcel tax which was sold to the voters as a pay increase for our hard working and underpaid teachers, but which also contained a small portion vaguely dexcribed as «technology.»

Railing against mandated state spending on the local level — often seen as a top driver of high property taxes for municipal governments — is part and parcel with running for office in New York.

A federal judge ruled Friday that United Parcel Service Inc. illegally shipped millions of cigarettes to New York state from Indian reservations, opening up the parcel carrier to damages and other penalties for skirting taxes on tobacco products.

The plan includes: — A review of all parcels of land claimed as tax - exempt.

I mean, we know that the parcel of land is private where the pipe sits, and we know it is only assessed at $ 200, but the people of New York City are not going to appreciate finding out they have to dicker with a village that is not required to exist and a county legislator who is not required at all if the village is not required, and a village that allows landlords, like the county legislator who has to live in his district, the village of new paltz, to not NOT be a commercial property tax rate because the TOWN has no Homestead Law.

Now, with the legislation signed, the tax exemption will be based on the average size of the farming parcel and not the specific assessment on land already being used.

Property taxes on the three - acre parcel amount to approximately $ 1,600 a year, according to the county's Department of Real Property Services.

In case you are planning to shop something: Shopbop is sending the parcels from the US, but during check out you can select the option that Shopbop is taking care of taxes which is way easier!

We do not accept the refund request on you refusing to sign for the parcel because of the taxes.

They do ship internationally; it cost me $ 33 for shipping to the UK and I was lucky that Royal Mail didn't select my parcel to check for customs, but please be aware that if you order internationally your order may be subject to the customs and taxes of your country.

If you incur any additional charges beyond those provided as part - and - parcel with your level of Premium Membership, you agree to pay or have paid all fees and charges incurred in connection with your Membership with the Service (including any applicable taxes) at the rates in effect when the charges were incurred.

Voters in the Mountain View - Whisman School District in Mountain View, California, will go to the polls June 3 to vote on a new five - year tax of 5 cents per square foot of assessed property value, a levy called a parcel tax.

The first is a parcel tax that will extend the estimated $ 10 million in annual funding from a 2008 parcel tax beyond the end of the 2013 - 14 school year when the current tax sunsets.

Local parcel taxes are one way that communities may supplement state funding for education, and lowering the vote threshold will make passage of these measures more likely.

Of particular importance on the legislative agenda this year, is Senate Constitutional Amendment 3 (SCA 3) introduced by Senator Mark Leno, which would lower the vote threshold for local school district parcel tax measures from 2/3 to 55 percent.

11 parcel taxes, 44 school bonds on November ballot Ed Source: In this round, however, five of the 11 districts are in Central or Southern California: Santa Barbara Unified, Ventura Unified, and three in Los Angeles County — Centinela Valley Union High School District, Lake City School District (near Whittier), and Westside Union School District (in Quartz Hill).

However, as currently drafted, SCA 3 does not explicitly ensure that all public school pupils, including pupils in charter public schools, would benefit from the proceeds of local parcel taxes.

State law mandates that parcel taxes be levied equally on all property owners in a district, regardless of parcel size or number of living units.

, the board has already administered a costly voter survey, discussed parcel tax implications at recent board meetings, and all but invited the union to dream of an even bigger raise.

But when it comes to the financial impact of a new parcel tax, is it fair to compare San Francisco with West Contra Costa?

With an envious eye on San Francisco's parcel tax plan, the board has already administered a costly voter survey, discussed parcel tax implications at recent board meetings, and all but invited the union to dream of an even bigger raise.

But in the long shadow of a $ 1.6 billion school bond debt that has never fully delivered for students, taxpayers have reason to doubt that a new parcel tax on homeowners will improve schools, retain teachers, or elevate student achievement.

Asked if they are willing to change Proposition 13 to make it easier to pass local parcel taxes, just 39 percent of likely voters say it is a good idea to lower the two - thirds vote requirement to 55 percent.

If a measure to increase local parcel taxes for public schools were on the ballot, about half of likely voters (48 %) would vote yes — a level of support far short of the two - thirds majority needed to pass a local parcel tax.

«We are pleased that the district has agreed to terms that will ensure that all public school students are eligible for their fair share of funding in the spirit intended, and as voters mandated» when they passed the parcel tax, said Jed Wallace, president and CEO of the charter schools association.

After lengthy negotiations, Wallace said, the charters agreed to accept half of the per - student money going to district schools under the current parcel tax, starting this year through 2018 - 19, when it will expire.

The West Contra Costa Unified School District has agreed to share parcel tax revenue with charter schools located in the district under the terms of a lawsuit settlement announced Thursday.

And while conflict is in many ways inevitable — because school districts often oversee the biggest local public budget, are significant purchasers of goods and services, and can set property (or parcel) taxes — it can be paralyzing nonetheless.

If the parcel tax measure receives the approval of two - thirds of the voters, it would cost homeowners $ 120 annually for 10 years, raising an estimated $ 12.5 million each year for the School District.

In this policy report, Heather Hough presents a comprehensive review of Proposition A, including the process of consultation, negotiation and compromise that led to its approval and an assessment of the programs that will be funded with parcel tax revenues.

They also said the flat rate of $ 120 per parcel slammed homeowners inequitably, and that the district should instead ask businesses to pay more in the form of a «split - roll» tax.

In addition to the base tax of 1 percent of assessed value, property owners often pay additional school taxes for two purposes: to pay off bonds issued to fund school construction and to fund ongoing education costs through what are called parcel taxes.

West Contra Costa resident Fatima Alleyne, a member of the Budget Advisory Committee, is raising questions about how the school district is spending its Measure G parcel tax money.

Critics also noted that voters passed another parcel tax — Measure G — just six months ago and argued that the generosity of Oakland property owners might have worn thin.

And a professor at the UC Hastings College of the Law who specializes in civil cases said that taxpayers in other districts with similar taxes could sue to overturn their parcel taxes, too.

Oakland's next superintendent is responsible for effectively investing $ 24 million annually of new local parcel tax revenue, made possible by the support of Oakland voters in 2014 (Measure N — College & Career Readiness for All Act) and 2016 (Measure G1 — Teacher Retention & Middle School Improvement Act).

CCSA has been working in specific local school districts to push for a charter school equitable share of local parcel tax revenue.

Mr Hockey said he had no idea of how much revenue the extra tax would bring, but it was certain to exceed the cost of collection because Australian officials would not be asked to open parcels to check whether tax had been paid.

General manager of building and licensing Kaye Krishna said a principal residence would be defined by the dwelling unit — in contrast with Vancouver's proposed empty - homes tax, which defines principal residence as the entire parcel of land.

It turned out that the parcel of land also had property taxes owing for over three years and the crown seized the property without the clients realizing.