To maintain hours and services; replace worn and outdated materials; undertake building maintenance and repairs; and continue library programs for children, families, and seniors, shall the City of Orinda be authorized to modify the existing thirty-nine dollar annual tax, adding thirty dollars per single family residential parcel, or equivalent unit, so that the amended tax raises a total of five hundred fourteen thousand dollars annually for the Orinda Library, until amended by voters, with audits and oversight?
2, Contra Costa County • 2018 • M
Passed
Result: 74.9% yes, 25.1% no (7,331 votes cast)
AI-generated plain-language summary
The measure authorized the City of Orinda to increase the existing $39 annual library tax by $30 per single family residential parcel, raising the total annual tax to $69 per parcel to generate $514,000 annually for the Orinda Library. The increased tax would fund library hours, services, materials, building maintenance, and programs for children, families, and seniors.