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Brisbane, California, Measure B, Hotel Tax Increase (November 2019)
| Measure B: Brisbane Hotel Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local hotel tax Expires in: No expiration |
| Related articles |
| Local hotel tax on the ballot November 5, 2019 ballot measures in California San Mateo County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Brisbane, California |
A hotel tax measure was on the ballot for Brisbane voters in San Mateo County, California, on November 5, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to increase its hotel tax from 12% to 14%, raising an estimated additional $200,000 to fund general city services. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the district to increase its hotel tax, thereby leaving the rate at 12%. |
Election results
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Brisbane Measure B |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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723 | 70.67% | ||
| No | 300 | 29.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To pay for general municipal expenses, shall the City increase the uniform transient occupancy tax, payable by transients for the privilege of occupying a hotel room, to fourteen percent (14%) of the rent?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Brisbane City Attorney:
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A "transient occupancy tax" ("TOT") is a tax that guests pay for the privilege of staying at hotels, motels, and tourist homes. The TOT is caliulated as percentage öf the room rate. For example, if a hotel room costs S200/night and the TOT were 10%, the hotel guest would pay a $20 TOT. The guest pays the hotel and the hotel, in-turn, remits to the TOT to. the taxing agency. Most cities and counties in Cakfornia have adopted a TOT. At the general election in November 2009 Brisbane voters approved an ordinance imposing a TOT of 12%. Altbough the amount of the tax collected varies year by year due to the influx of visitors to the City, typically the City receives around $2.7 million annually through the TOT. If appröved by the voters, this méasure would increase the TOT from 12% to 14%, resulting in an increase of tax revenue of approximately $200,000 annually. A TOT of 14% is similar to the TOT assessed by other cities in San Mateo County (as well as in San Francisco) so increasing the TOT will not place the City's an economic disadvantage. Because this tax is for general municipal purposes, under Proposition 218, adopted by the voters in 1996, a proposed increase in the TOT is subject to approval by a majority of the voters voting on the proposed increase at a regularly scbeduled election at whiéh members of the Brisbane City Council are elected. The next regularly scheduled election for Council members is November 5, 2019. A yes' vote is a vote in favor of allowing the City to increase the TOT from 12% to 14%. A no vote is a vote against allowing the City to increase the TOT from 12% to 14%. [2] |
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| —Brisbane City Attorney[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Brisbane City Council.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Mateo County Elections, "Brisbane City Council Resolution No. 2019-28," accessed September 25, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ San Mateo County Elections, "City Attorney's Impartial Analysis of Measure B," accessed September 25, 2019
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