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Paramedic / EMS Tax · ~1997

A parcel tax for emergency medical and paramedic services.

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Type
Special parcel tax
Passed
~1997
Vote threshold
Two-thirds
Approval
Status
Operative

What it taxes

Up to $0.0329 per sq ft of improvements. Codified in Municipal Code Ch. 7.90.

What it funds

City emergency medical and paramedic services (distinct from the 2008 Measure GG fire tax).

No certified online election-results page was found for the original ballot letter; this measure is documented via the Berkeley Municipal Code rather than a certified election record.

The election that passed it

Berkeley voters approved Paramedic / EMS Tax in 1997 (reauthorized ~2000). The official record:

See the Municipal Code section →