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Cupertino council delays position on Santa Clara County Measure A; schedules Oct. 13 study session
Summary
After nearly an hour of public comment strongly favoring Measure A, the Cupertino City Council voted to postpone taking a position and scheduled a study session with county representatives for Oct. 13 to consider the county healthcare tax measure.
The Cupertino City Council on Thursday postponed taking a formal position on Santa Clara County’s Measure A and agreed to hold a city study session with county representatives on Oct. 13 to review healthcare fiscal impacts.
The action followed nearly 40 minutes of public comment during which dozens of residents, medical professionals and nonprofit leaders urged the council to support Measure A, a temporary county sales tax the county says would offset deep federal cuts to Medi-Cal and county hospital funding. Speakers described Valley Medical Center and other county-run services as essential trauma, burn and rehabilitation resources for Cupertino residents.
The postponement motion, made from the dais and seconded by Vice Mayor Moore, carried 4-1, with Council member Mohan voting no. The council directed staff to add a study session on health-care costs and county funding to a special meeting on Oct. 13…
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