Sacramento City Unified School District is considering asking voters to approve a parcel tax, as district officials search for new local revenue to support student programs and services amid an unprecedented budget crisis.
During Thursday’s board meeting, Chris Ralston, SCUSD’s assistant superintendent of facilities, outlined the possibility of adding a parcel tax measure to the November ballot. A parcel tax is a local tax that property owners would pay for each parcel they own within the school district.
“The parcel tax doesn’t exist in isolation. It’s one piece of a larger fiscal sustainability plan the district is working through,” Ralston said…