Healdsburg To Decide Measures, City Council Seats: Election 2020

HEALDSBURG, CA — As of 8 a.m. Monday, 65 percent of Sonoma County voters had already returned their 2020 presidential and general election mail ballots, the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office reported. According to the Registrar, of 300,586 ballots returned, 196,148 were processed by Monday morning.

In Healdsburg, six candidates are vying for three seats on the Healdsburg City Council. The candidates are: Charles A. Duffy, David Hagele, Doralice Handal, Ariel Kelley, Skylaer Palacios and David R. Jones.

Healdsburg voters are also deciding on two local ballot measures.

Measure BB

Ballot Question: With no additional taxes and to assure continuing emergency medical services, acute hospital inpatient services and outpatient services to meet the needs of local residents, shall the North Sonoma County Healthcare District enter into a purchase agreement for Healdsburg District Hospital and its assets, at fair market value, with NorCal HealthConnect, LLC, a secular affiliate of Providence St. Joseph Health?

A “yes” vote on Measure BB will allow District to proceed to sell substantially all of its assets to NorCal.

A “no” vote on Measure BB will prohibit the District from proceeding with the sale.

Measure T

Ballot Question: To stabilize City finances, and maintain and protect essential City services, shall the City of Healdsburg adopt an ordinance to extend the one-half of one percent transactions and use tax, enacted by the voters in 2012 and currently in place until 2022 and generating approximately $2.1 million per year, with annual audits and review, and with all funds spent locally for the benefit of Healdsburg residents, until ended by voters?

A "yes" vote is in favor of the tax; a "no" vote is against the tax

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Be sure to stay tuned to Patch on Election Day for results on these races and others in your neighborhood.

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