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6.F. - Page 5 of 14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the Redwood City School District that: 1. Recitals. This Board hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct. 2. Order of Election. This Resolution shall stand as the order to the San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools to call an election within the boundaries of the District on November 5, 2019, for voting on a measure which will be presented to voters in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, ("Measure") containing the question of whether the District shall impose a special tax for the educational purposes stated therein. In addition, the full text of the Measure ("Full Ballot Text") shall appear in the ballot pamphlet in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The authority for the specifications of this election order is contained in sections 5304 and 5322 of the California Education Code, and the authority for ordering the election is contained in and section 50075 et seq. of the California Government Code and Section 4 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution. 3. Exemptions from S eci 1 Tax. Upon application and pursuant to any procedures adopted by the District, an exemption from payment of the special tax may be granted on any parcel owned by one or more persons who are: a) Sixty-five years of age or over and who occupies said parcel as a principal residence, ("Senior Citizen Exemption"); or b) Receiving Supplemental Security Income for a disability, regardless of age, and who occupies said parcel as a principal residence ("SSI Exemption"); or c) Receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, regardless of age, whose yearly income does not exceed 250 percent of the 2012 federal poverty guidelines issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and who occupies said parcel as a principal residence ("SSDI Exemption"). Exemptions may be granted based on a one-time application and exemptions granted under prior special taxes levied by the District will not require re -approval during the term of the tax, subject to the District's right to verify a property owner's continuing qualification for exemption. 4. Collection of the Tax. Beginning July 1, 2020, if adopted by voters, the special tax shall be collected by the County of San Mateo Treasurer -Tax Collector ("County Tax Collector") and shall be levied annually for a period of twelve (12) years. The special tax shall be collected at the same time, in the same manner, and subject to the same penalties as ad valorem property taxes collected by the County Tax Collector. Unpaid special taxes shall bear interest at the same rate as the rate for unpaid ad valorem property taxes until paid. The special tax shall be levied on all parcels of taxable real property in the District. "Parcel of Taxable Real Property" shall be defined as any unit of real property in the District that receives a separate tax bill for ad valorem property taxes from the County Tax Collector's Office. All property that is otherwise exempt from or 21 Page 155