Additionally, Mohr cited a 13 percent increase in health insurance for the city this year. Under the flat budget direction we provided to departments back in January, they would be required to absorb those human resources costs. Mohr went on to say that the park tax, if implemented, would help alleviate human resources costs and would allow the city to maintain a balanced budget for the forthcoming fiscal year. Despite the fiscal importance of the tax and the overwhelming public support reported in the survey, some residents and UC Davis students are not in favor of implementing the measure. Davis resident Bruce Mackenzie said that while past measures have not negatively affected UCD students, this particular tax would unfairly target that segment of the population.
Students have too many things to think about besides coming to vote for or against the park tax.
You are essentially disenfranchising the students from UCD who rent here in Davis. In response to Mackenzie's testimony, Mayor Ken Wagstaff said he did not feel that the June election date was problematic for those students who truly wanted to vote. According to the city survey, the election could be put off until a later date.