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City of Fountain Valley Transient Occupancy Tax, Measure S (November 2014)
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A City of Fountain Valley Transient Occupancy Tax, Measure S ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Fountain Valley in Orange County, California. It was defeated.
If approved, Measure S would have authorized the city to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax or hotel tax in the city from 9 percent to 10 percent. This tax is imposed on all visitors to the city that stay at hotels, motels, hostels and other short-term housing for less than 30 days.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 8,945 | 60.5% | ||
| Yes | 5,850 | 39.5% | ||
Election results via: Orange County Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot appeared as:[1]
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Shall the City increase the Transient Occupancy Tax (hotel tax) imposed on transients staying in city hotels, from the existing 9% rate to 10%?[2] |
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Support
In general, supporters of higher hotel taxes argued that this type of tax is good because it requires visitors to the city to contribute some revenue to cover the city services they used while staying, such as public safety, parks and road and infrastructure maintenance. They also argued that the tax is a great way to create additional revenue for the city without increasing taxes for residents, since the tax is mainly paid by tourists and visitors.
Opposition
In general, opponents of increased hotel taxes were concerned the tax could hurt the tourism industry by making hotels outside the city cheaper and giving them a competitive advantage over hotels inside the city limits.
See also
- Hotel taxes in California
- Local hotel tax on the ballot
- Orange County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fountain Valley City Elections Office, "Ballot Measure information," archived September 7, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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