LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting to approve an increase in the Measure M parcel tax.

The meeting will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Station 50, 445 N. Main St.

The only item on the agenda is the review, discussion and possible vote on adopting Resolution 24/25-02, which will adjust the Measure M parcel tax cost per benefit unit for fiscal year 2024-25.

Voters approved Measure M in May of 2019 in response to the district’s need for increased revenue to restore positions and support ongoing expenses.

Originally, Measure M levied a tax of $6.14 per benefit unit annually on each parcel of property in the district.

At its Aug. 6 meeting, the fire board voted unanimously via motion to increase the parcel tax rate to $6.93 per benefit unit for fiscal year 2024/25.

However, Ray Lavelle, the board’s clerk and a district admin and finance staffer, said that parcel tax rates must be increased via board resolution and not board motion.

As a result, the special meeting on Friday has been called in order for the board to vote on a resolution ratifying its decision made on Thursday night to adjust the parcel tax rate.

Lavelle said the entire meeting is expected to last five minutes.

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