City of Weed Sales Tax Increase, Measure J (November 2014)
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A City of Weed Sales Tax Increase, Measure J ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Weed in Siskiyou County, California. It was approved.
Measure J authorized the city to increase its sales tax by 0.25 percent. The total rate in the city with Measure J is 7.75 percent. Without Measure J, the tax rate in the city would have remained at 7.5 percent, which is the minimum sales tax rate mandated by the state.[1]
This tax was designed as a general tax with its revenue meant to go into the city's general fund to be used for any governmental purpose.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 343 | 60.92% | ||
| No | 220 | 39.08% | ||
Election results via: Siskiyou County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[2]
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Shall the City of Weed adopt an Ordinance amending 3.24.040 of the Municipal Code to increase the rate of the City's Sales and Use Tax by 0.25% to fund the operation, maintenance, and improvement of a public library operated within the city limits of the City of Weed, to fund a portion of the costs of providing senior programs and services, and for general municipal purposes including police, fire protection and street maintenance and improvements?[3] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis was prepared for Measure J:[1]
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Since 1968, the City of Weed has imposed a 1% sales and use tax. In addition, the State of California currently charges 6.5%, for a total of 7.5%, including a 1/4 of 1% temporary increase as a result of Proposition 30, which increase will expire at the end of 2016. Measure J would increase the City’s tax by 1/4 of 1%, resulting in a 25-Cent increase of the sales tax on a $100 purchase. The additional revenues would be used by the city for general purposes, including the city library, senior programs and services, police and fire protection, and street maintenance.[3] |
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| —Robert D. Winston, Weed City Attorney[1] | ||
See also
- Local sales tax on the ballot
- Sales tax in California
- Siskiyou County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Siskiyou County Elections Office website, "Impartial analysis and question for Measure J," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ Siskiyou County Elections Office website, "Ballot question for Measure J," accessed October 27, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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