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City attorney outlines options to clarify senior and income exemptions in proposed library parcel tax
Summary
At a study session on Measure C, the city attorney explained the ordinance’s built‑in senior exemption, noted a referenced state program is unfunded, and presented scenario estimates for optional age‑ and income‑based exemptions. Council asked staff to draft a resolution clarifying local implementation.
City Attorney Skye Woodruff told the City Council Tuesday that Measure C’s ordinance includes a senior exemption framed by two state programs and that council has authority to clarify implementation by resolution.
Woodruff said one of the state programs cited in the ordinance (the senior property tax assistance program referred to in the measure) is not currently funded by the state, and that the city’s interpretation historically has been to treat eligibility as meeting the state criteria rather than requiring actual program participation. "The city will treat an applicant as qualifying for an exemption if they meet the criteria set out in the state law," Woodruff said, noting the council may adopt clarifying resolutions and additional exemptions so long as they do not frustrate the measure’s primary purpose: financing a new library and paying for 10 years of…
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