Date Printed Name Signature
City Clerk PROPERTY OWNER ASSESSMENT BALLOT
City of Gonzales ON THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN ASSESSMENT P.O. Box 647 CITY OF GONZALES, CALIFORNIA BREEZE
Gonzales, CA 93926 BENEFIT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
Assessor’s Parcel Number:
Owner Name:
Parcel Address:
Current Annual Maximum Assessment: $
Proposed Assessment Increase and Inflationary Adjustment for California Breeze Benefit Assessment District.
Proposed FY 2024-25 Maximum Assessment: $287.34
Proposed FY 2025-26 Maximum Assessment: $366.33
Proposed FY 2026-27 Maximum Assessment: $392.67
The person completing and submitting this assessment ballot must be the record owner of the property identified above or the representative of the record owner of such property who is legally authorized to complete and submit this ballot for and on behalf of the record owner. Please see the “Summary of Assessment Balloting Procedures” on the back of this ballot to assist in filling out the ballot. If there are two or more property owners, only one needs to sign and return the ballot.
Please mark and sign your ballot in ink. Do not use pencil.
Upon completion, fold the ballot, place it in the return envelope and seal the envelope. Mail or deliver the assessment ballot to the address shown on the return envelope pursuant to the instructions on the back of this ballot sheet.
Please see the “Summary of Assessment Ballot Procedures” on the back of this sheet.
For additional information about the proposed increase and adjustment, please see the enclosed legal notice.
This is not a bill.
Please cut along this line, fold the ballot, seal it in the provided envelope, and return the ballot to the City Clerk
PROPERTY OWNER ASSESSMENT BALLOT
APN:
Owner Name:
Yes, I am IN FAVOR of the proposed Assessment Rate Increase and Annual Inflationary Adjustment No, I am OPPOSED to the proposed Assessment Rate Increase and Annual Inflationary Adjustment I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that I am the record owner, or the authorized representative of the record owner, of the parcel identified above.
BALLOT
SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT BALLOT PROCEDURES
If you are the owner of the property described on the enclosed ballot, or the authorized representative of the record owner, you may submit the enclosed ballot to the City to support or oppose the proposed increase in assessments and inflationary adjustment. Please follow the instructions below to complete and return your ballot.
1. Register your vote on the enclosed ballot in favor or against the proposed Assessment Rate Increase and Annual Inflationary Adjustment by placing an “X” in the corresponding box.
2. Sign your ballot in pen. (Assessment Ballots received without a signature will not be counted.) Do not use pencil.
3. Fold your ballot, place it into the provided return envelope, and seal the envelope.
4. Mail or personally deliver your ballot to: City Clerk of the City of Gonzales, 147 Fourth St., Gonzales, CA 93926. The City must receive mailed assessment ballots by July 15, 2024. Postmarks will not be accepted.
5. Assessment Ballots must be received by the City Clerk prior to the close of the Public Hearing concerning the proposed increase on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Gonzales City Council Chambers located at 147 Fourth Street, Gonzales. Any ballots received after the close of the Public Hearing cannot legally be counted.
6. Following the close of the Public Hearing, the City Clerk or designee will tabulate the assessment ballots received. The ballots are weighted by the assessment amount for each property.
7. The increase in assessment may be confirmed unless a majority protest exists. A majority protest exists if, upon the close of the July 15, 2024 Public Hearing, the monetary value of the ballots submitted in opposition exceeds the monetary value of the ballots submitted in favor.
8. If a majority protest exists based upon the value of the ballots received by the City Clerk prior to the close of the July 15, 2024 Public Hearing, the increase in Assessment will not be imposed.
9. The Assessment Ballot will remain sealed until after the public hearing, when they are being tabulated. Your Assessment Ballot is a public record however, and following completion of the tabulation process, the content of your ballot is subject to public disclosure under applicable laws.
The information in this notice and the accompanying materials were compiled and distributed at public expense by the City of Gonzales in compliance with Proposition 218. This information is presented in the public interest. It is not intended to influence or attempt to influence the actions of the voters to vote “yes” or “no” on the enclosed ballot.