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City of Isleton Special Public Safety and Parks Sales Tax, Measure D (November 2014)
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A City of Isleton Special Public Safety and Parks Sales Tax, Measure D ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Isleton in Sacramento County, California. It was defeated.
If approved, Measure D would have authorized the city to impose an additional transactions and use tax - known as a sales tax - of 0.5 percent for five years in order to fund public safety and parks and recreation services in the city. Because Measure D was intended to be a special tax, the revenue would have been restricted to use only for public safety and parks and recreation, rather than going into the city's general fund.[1]
The tax was designed to take effect on April 1, 2015, and expire on March 31, 2020.[1]
Without this Measure D tax, the sales tax rate in the city remained at 8 percent. None of the sales tax collected from residents, however, would go to the city. The state sales tax rate, as of 2014, was 7.5 percent and the sales tax collected by the county amounted to 0.5 percent. Measure D would have brought the total rate in the city up to 8.5 percent.[2]
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure D.
Election results
| City of Isleton, Measure D | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 59 | 40.41% | ||
| Yes | 87 | 59.59% | ||
Election results via: Sacramento County Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[1]
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For a period of five (5) years shall a one-half cent transactions and use tax, to be used solely to fund Public Safety and Parks and Recreation projects and services for the City of lsleton, be adopted?[3] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis was prepared for Measure D:[1]
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The City Council of the City of Isleton has placed Measure D on the November 4, 2014 ballot. California Revenue and Taxation Code section 7285.91 authorizes the City Council to levy a special transactions and use tax via ordinance, provided the ordinance establishing the tax is ultimately approved by the voters. Measure D would, if approved by voters, raise revenue for specific services in the City of Isleton by establishing a 0.50 percent (i.e., 1/2 cent) transactions and use tax for a period of five years. A transactions and use tax is administered by the State Board of Equalization. Once established, a transactions and use tax is allocated to the city where any goods are delivered or placed into use. The transactions and use tax that would be established by Measure D is also considered to be a "special tax." As a "special tax," the revenue generated by Measure D may only be used for specific purposes. The ballot question for Measure D states that the 0.50 percent transactions and use tax will be used "solely to fund Public Safety and Parks and Recreation projects and services." Because this transactions and use tax would be a "special tax," the City of Isleton would be required to use tax proceeds only for these services. Also, because Measure D is a "special tax," it will only be approved if 2/3 (over 66.66%) of voters vote in favor of it. If approved, Measure D would become operative on April 1, 2015, and would remain in effect until March 31, 2020, a period of five years. The tax would expire at the end of the five-year period unless it is reauthorized by a majority of the voters at a future election that occurs prior to the expiration of the tax. A "YES" vote is a vote to approve the ordinance levying the 0.50 percent transactions and use tax. A "NO" vote is a vote against the tax.[3] |
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| —Jeffrey A. Mitchell, Isleton City Attorney[1] | ||
Support
Supporters
Vice Mayor Robert Jankovitz signed the official arguments in favor of Measure D.[1]
Arguments in favor
The following was submitted as the official arguments in favor of Measure D:[1]
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This is a special tax to pay for public safety and parks and recreation. It will pay for law enforcement, fire protection, and park maintenance, etc. The Great Recession has left us with declining federal and state funding and declining property tax due to lower assessed values. This has made it a real challenge to provide the most basic of services. We have had to reduce city staff; we have disbanded our police force and contracted with Sacramento County Sheriff Dept. We have had to defer maintenance on our streets, city buildings and storm drains. The Fire Department has aging fire fighting and protective equipment that is well past its useful life and needs replacement. The state and county keep most of the sales tax collected in Isleton with only one cent per dollar spent coming back to Isleton. With the passage of this measure we will get back one and one-half cents per dollar spent, there by increasing our sales tax revenue by fifty percent. The increase will be for a term of five years. Please approve this measure and help move this town towards prosperity.[3] |
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| —Vice Mayor Robert Jankovitz[1] | ||
Opposition
Opponents
No official arguments were submitted in opposition to Measure D.
See also
- City tax on the ballot
- Local sales tax on the ballot
- Sacramento County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Sacramento County Elections Office website, "Ballot information for Measure D," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Sale-tax.com, "Isleton California Sales Tax Rate," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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