Question: Shall Jefferson authorize a three year local option tax for additional police purposes? The proposed taxes are to be imposed over a period of three years beginning 1999-2000. This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent.

Summary: This measure proposes a three year tax of $70,000 each year for Law Enforcement Services. (Three year total of $210,000). The tax will provide funds for the Citys contract with the Sheriff for operating law enforcement services to the City. This proposal increases the city property tax rate by 16.68%.

The estimated tax cost for the measure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on the best information available from the county assessor at the time of estimate.

This measure will result in an estimated tax rate of $0.432 per thousand assessed value in 1999-2000. An owner of a $50,000 home will pay about $21.60 per year for additional police services. This tax is subject to the limits of Article XI-11b and will be used for governmental purposes other than education.

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