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RESOLUTION Supporting Measure AA (encourages voters to support the Alameda County Essential Healthcare Services Initiative)
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WHEREAS, Measure A, the Essential Healthcare Services initiative, was approved by 71 percent of Alameda county voters in 2004, and
WHEREAS, the funds generated from this measure has helped fortify a public safety net for the residents that had been in dire straits before its passage.
funds emergency and trauma services, primary and preventive care, public health initiatives and behavior health programs; and
WHEREAS, Measure A helps to ensure that all Alameda County residents have access to quality healthcare; and
WHEREAS Measure A only may be reauthorized through a vote of Alameda County residents; now
THEREFORE, be it resolved that the San Leandro City Council supports Measure AA, which will appear on the June 3rd countywide ballot, to reauthorize and extend the Essential Healthcare Services Measure, and urges community residents to vote yes to the ballot question, which states:
"Without increasing the existing half-cent sales and use tax for essential health services, to provide trauma and emergency medical services and primary, preventative healthcare for local residents including low-income and uninsured children, families and seniors, to prevent the closure of county clinics and hospitals and to recruit/retain highly-qualified nurses and healthcare professionals, shall Alameda County extend the essential healthcare services measure until June 2034 with annual fiscal oversight/review?"