ENDORSED: “Improved and Enhanced Local Fire Protection, Paramedic Services and Disaster Response Initiative” which will be listed as Measure H on the March 2024 Primary ballot.

Measure H has been endorsed by the Sonoma County Democratic Party.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For the full initiative in pdf form go to this link: Full Endorsement

From Section 12-61 of the initiative:

If approved by a simple majority of County voters, this Ordinance enacts a retail transactions and use tax in Sonoma County at the rate of one half of a cent per dollar ($0.005) to be used only for the purposes set forth in section 12-66, including, but not limited to, wildfire prevention, preparedness, emergency response and vegetation management; recruitment and retention of local firefighters; updates to essential equipment and facilities; transfer of funds among designated local agencies or entities; implementation costs; and countywide expenditures. The Expenditure Plan set forth in section 12-66 is intended as a specific and legally binding and enforceable limitation on how the proceeds of the transactions and use tax imposed by this Ordinance may be spent. The revenues collected as a result of this tax may not be used for any purposes not specifically identified in this Ordinance.

Endorsement approved December 12, 2023 at SCDP Central Committee General Meeting