To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: CSA EM-1 Final Report (Measure H) - FY 2024-25
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution confirming Final Report for CSA EM-1 (Emergency Medical Services) and setting assessments to be collected with the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 property taxes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Proposed FY 2024-25 assessments for CSA EM-1 total $4,819,142.38. There is no General Fund impact.
BACKGROUND:
On June 25, 2024, the Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the Tentative Report for CSA EM-1 and adopted Resolution No. 2024/235 declaring the Board's intent to levy assessments set forth in that report. Pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 1012-2.612, the attached Final Report for CSA EM-1 updates the Tentative Report based solely upon changes in ownership, changes of address, subdivision of existing parcels, and changes in the class of use of parcels.
Revenues from the CSA EM-1 assessments are used to provide an enhanced countywide emergency medical service system as approved by the voters with the passage of Measure H in November 1988. Enhanced EMS services include (1) increased paramedic coverage; (2) added emergency medical training and equipment for firefighters; and (3) an improved EMS communications system.
The basic assessment rate proposed for Zone B, comprising all the area of Contra Costa County except for San Ramon Valley, is $10.00 per single-family residence or benefit unit. The rate proposed for Zone A (San Ramon Valley), which does not include paramedic subsidy, is $3.94. These rates are unchanged from the prior year.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to set the CSA EM-1 assessment rate prior to August 10, 2024, may result in the EM-1 assessments not being included in the property tax bills.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
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