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Board backs county Measure A resolution citing behavioral-health and school impacts
Summary
Trustees voted to approve Resolution 26-10 supporting County Measure A, a proposed local sales tax intended to preserve health care, emergency response and behavioral-health services; supporters cited an expected $500,000 benefit to the district while some trustees questioned whether endorsing a county ballot measure was within the board's purview.
The board voted to approve Resolution 26-10 to publicly support County Measure A, a proposed local tax increase the superintendent described as aimed at preserving county health care, emergency response and behavioral-health services.
A trustee who introduced the motion said the county measure could affect school services directly, noting "we get a $500,000 from the county" and that some measure funding would support behavioral health in schools. Another trustee cautioned that endorsing a county ballot measure may fall outside the board's formal purview but said endorsing and encouraging voter participation differs from directing a ballot outcome. After discussion, the board voted in favor; Chair recorded an aye and the motion passed by voice vote.
Trustees stressed the measure's potential to protect a local emergency room and county behavioral-health services that support students. The resolution was presented as an endorsement of the measure's goals rather than an instruction for voters.
