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ATTACHMENT A ORDINANCE NO. 2014- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.08 OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY ORDINANCE CODE TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES TAX. WHEREAS,the Board of Supervisors continues to face diminished federal and State sources of health care funding which affect its ability to provide for the critical and urgent medical needs of love-income and uninsured adults, children, families and seniors of Alameda County; and WHEREAS,the Board of Supervisors deemed it necessary and essential to submit the question of a special one-half of one percent transactions and use tax for essential health care services to the qualified voters within the county at a special tax election held on March 2,2004; and WHEREAS,the voters of Alameda County approved by over 2/3 majority vote the Essential Health Care Services Tax; and WHEREAS,the Essential Health Care Services Tax will expire on June 30, 2019 if the voters of Alameda County do not approve an extension of the termination date;and WHEREAS,the entity referred to as Alameda County Medical Center("ACMC") in the Essential Health Care Services Tax Ordinance is now the Alameda Health System("AHS"); and WHEREAS,the Board of Supervisors deems it necessary and essential to approve a 15- year extension of the Essential Health Care Services Tax and amendment reflecting the change from ACMC to AHS and submit the matter to the voters; and WHEREAS,the amendment and extension of the Essential Health Care Services Tax is authorized by Article XIIIA of the California Constitution,sections 23027 and 50075 of the California Government Code, and Chapter 2.08.257 of the Alameda County Ordinance Code; NOW, THEREFORE,the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda ordains as follows: 1