Quite the contrary. If Harland Harrison and Lois Garcia are elected, they must stop the District's philanthropic activities until the voters have been given an opportunity to decide the District's future. This would necessitate a cessation of property tax collections effected by an annual notification to the San Mateo County Controllers Office. Property owners of the District would see a reduction in their taxes during these annual periods.
See memo from District Counsel, Mark Hudak,:Web Link which says:
"A local district does have the power to decline its share of property tax revenues. Revenue & Taxation Code §96.8 allows the governing board of a district to decline some or all of its share of the general tax rate on a one-year basis. When this occurs, the 1% general tax rate is reduced accordingly and each property’s taxes would be lower by that amount. The decision to decline its share of the property must be made each year, prior to August 1. Section 96.8 does
not allow a district to decline its taxes permanently or for a period longer than one fiscal year. If a district were to dissolve, it would not be in a position to make this annual decision."
I personally know Harland and Lois to be highly intelligent individuals, with superior computer skills, capable of researching the issues and engaging in the public discourse necessary to effect a solution to the "legitimacy" issue of the Sequoia Healthcare District. And, it will be televised.
