Consultants to Gauge Park District Support
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The City Council has allocated $53,600 to a Fairfield-based consulting firm to coordinate a mail-in ballot to determine whether property owners support establishing an assessment district for city parks.
Shilts Consultants Inc. will coordinate the special election aimed at offsetting an expected $800,000 budget shortfall in fiscal 1999-2000.
Property owners will vote through a mail-in ballot system that is weighted based on property value. A majority is necessary for passage.
If approved, funds could only be used to maintain the city’s 13 parks. If it fails, the council will have to cut services in order to balance its budget.
Because it is not a formal election, the mail-in system is not subject to the Political Reform Act, so lobbyists are not required to list contributions or expenditures, according to Gary Huckaby, a spokesman for the state Fair Political Practices Commission.
Mary Lindley, the city’s director of community services, said eligible voters have to own property and be at least 18 years old.
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