MEASURE NO. 24-85

Keizer Fire District

Ballot Title:

Referred to the People by the District Board

Five-Year Operations and Equipment Local
Option Tax

Question: Shall Keizer Fire District impose $.35 per $1,000 of assessed value for five years for operations and equipment beginning 2003-2004? This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three
percent.

Summary: This levy will allow the District to meet the increasing costs of operations. Additional funds will allow the District to purchase a new ambulance in 2003, a new fire engine in 2004, and hire two firefighter/paramedics to provide adequate staffing to respond to fire and medical emergencies. The first year of the five year levy will be made is fiscal year 2003-2004. The proposed rate will raise approximately $391,595 in 2003-2004, $403,343 in 2004-2005, $415,443 in 2005-2006, $427,906 in 2006-2007 and $440,744 in 2007-2008.



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