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Trustees begin exploring parcel tax and consultant funding to boost Daly City library operations
Summary
Trustees discussed a preliminary plan to explore a parcel tax for ongoing library funding, considered consultant costs of about $30,000–$40,000, and said DCPLA subcommittee members will meet with the mayor and vice mayor to seek initial support ahead of possible ballot placement in November 2026.
Trustees on Oct. 21 discussed exploring a parcel tax to provide ongoing operational funding for Daly City libraries and outlined early next steps, including legal review, consultant work and outreach to city leaders.
A trustee summarized the subcommittee’s work and said the group will first determine whether a parcel tax is the proper vehicle for ongoing library support and then address consultant funding. The trustee estimated consultant costs at "30 or $40,000" and said that DCPLA had invited Nathan Bassett, described in the meeting as having specific knowledge about parcel taxes, to join the subcommittee.
The board discussed two routes to a ballot measure: a citizen initiative requiring signatures or a council-sponsored measure. Trustees said Clayton would request a meeting with the mayor and vice mayor to present the concept informally and seek initial support or at least awareness before formal steps begin.
Trustees described the effort as preliminary; one trustee said the target would be to place a measure on the November 2026 ballot "assuming that everything falls in place." No formal vote or funding commitment for a consultant was recorded during the meeting.
Next steps: the parcel-tax subcommittee will continue meeting, consult with Nathan Bassett and other advisors, and arrange a presentation to city leadership; the board did not set a formal timeline for selecting a consultant or beginning signature-gathering.
