洛杉矶县Palos Verdes Estates市选举指南：本地提案Measure PVE拟每年筹约870万美元续撑警局，投票中心10月31日开放
位于加州洛杉矶县的 Palos Verdes Estates 市10月30日发布市政通讯，提醒居民选举日为11月3日（周二），并介绍列入本届选票的本地提案 Measure PVE。该市投票中心设在 Palos Verdes Peninsula 联合学区（300 Paseo Del Mar），10月31日至11月2日开放时间为上午10时至晚7时，选举日当天为上午7时至晚8时；洛杉矶县所有投票中心自10月31日起开放，居民可在县内任一投票中心投票。
Measure PVE 全称是「Palos Verdes Estates 执法服务与养老金负债付款提案」。市府介绍，现行的 Measure E 每年为警察局提供约510万美元经费，无论选举结果如何，都将于2027年6月30日到期；Measure PVE 若获通过，将自2027年7月1日起以新税率把这笔经费延长六年。
据市府测算，Measure PVE 通过后预计每年筹集约870万美元，其中约770万美元专款用于警察局服务，100万美元专款用于削减市府未缴足的养老金负债。该提案还包含年度报告、独立审计、财务顾问委员会监督与六年日落条款等问责安排。市府鼓励居民在投票前查阅该市 Measure PVE 信息页，内含情况说明、常见问题、正式选票问题文本、拟议税率与允许用途、问责条款、预算信息与公正分析等选举文件。
市府同日还预告：警察局长卢克·赫林加（Luke Hellinga）与市经理克里·卡尔曼（Kerry Kallman）将于10月30日下午5时在 3817 Palos Verdes Drive North 的车道处与居民进行非正式社区交谈，居民可带问题到场交流。
Palos Verdes Estates Voters to Decide Measure PVE, an $8.7 Million-a-Year Police Funding Measure, as Vote Center Opens October 31
The City of Palos Verdes Estates, in Los Angeles County, California, issued its October 30 city update reminding residents that Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, and explaining Measure PVE on this year's ballot. The city's Vote Center, at the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, 300 Paseo Del Mar, is open October 31 to November 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; all Los Angeles County Vote Centers open October 31, and residents may vote at any Vote Center in the county.
Measure PVE is the Palos Verdes Estates Law Enforcement Services and Pension Liability Payment Measure. The city's existing Measure E currently provides approximately $5.1 million annually for Police Department funding and expires June 30, 2027, regardless of the election outcome. Measure PVE would extend that funding for six years at a new rate beginning July 1, 2027.
If approved, Measure PVE is projected to generate approximately $8.7 million annually, with $7.7 million restricted to Police Department services and $1 million annually dedicated to reducing the city's unfunded pension liability. The measure also includes annual reporting, independent audits, Finance Advisory Committee oversight, and a six-year sunset. The city encourages residents to review its Measure PVE information page before voting, which includes the fact sheet, FAQs, the official ballot question, the proposed rate and permitted uses, accountability provisions, budget information, and the impartial analysis.
The city also announced that Police Chief Luke Hellinga and City Manager Kerry Kallman would hold an informal Community Conversation on October 30 at 5:00 p.m. in the driveway of 3817 Palos Verdes Drive North, where residents can bring questions and meet their neighbors.
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