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SFUSD sets Dec. 31, 2008 deadline for Proposition A senior parcel‑tax exemption in first year
Summary
The board set Dec. 31, 2008 as the first-year deadline for seniors to apply for the Proposition A parcel-tax exemption, aligning the district date with city/county processing; staff reported about 25,000 exemptions processed so far.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board set Dec. 31, 2008 as the deadline for seniors to apply for the Proposition A (Quality Teacher and Education Act) parcel-tax exemption in the program’s first year.
Chris Armantraut, the district’s director of development and local government relations, told trustees that Proposition A allows seniors 65 or older who own and occupy a parcel as a primary residence to apply for an exemption and that the board must set the first-year deadline. Staff recommended Dec. 31 to align with city and county homeowner-exemption processing; Armantraut said staff had processed roughly 25,000 exemptions to date and that notices had been delayed earlier in the summer.
Board members asked why the board was setting the date now and how the district would notify eligible seniors; staff said an internal directive would be issued to staff handling inquiries and the district planned to notify the public. Trustees voted by roll call to set the Dec. 31 deadline.
The board’s action applies only to the district’s implementation of the senior exemption under Proposition A; staff will continue processing applications and answering inquiries through established district channels.
