Clallam County Fire District 2 Proposition 1: 10-year EMS levy (up to $0.50 per $1,000)

Official plain English statement

The elected Board of Commissioners of Clallam County Fire Protection District No. 2 have determined that in order to provide and maintain emergency medical services (EMS) to our citizens the District requires more stable and consistent funding. State law allows fire protection districts to levy an EMS property tax levy of up to $0.50 per thousand of assessed valuation. If approved by the voters, this measure will authorize a ten-year EMS property tax levy at a rate not to exceed $0.50 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation to be collected beginning in 2027. The District has been funding EMS services out of its regular levy rate and the Board has determined that such an approach is not financially sustainable long term. Approval of the EMS levy will allow the District to continue to provide paramedic level emergency medical services to the citizens of the District and to, the extent allowed by law, to cover uninsured ambulance transport costs for qualified District residents and taxpayers. The District will use the revenue from this levy exclusively for emergency medical services.