Burbank, California, Measure P, Sales Tax (November 2018)
| Measure P: Burbank Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: No expiration |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Los Angeles County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Burbank, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Burbank voters in Los Angeles County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to enact a 0.75 percent (three-quarter cent) sales tax to fund general city purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to enact a 0.75 percent (three-quarter cent) sales tax to fund general city purposes. |
Election results
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Burbank Measure P |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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24,567 | 61.79% | ||
| No | 15,190 | 38.21% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To maintain City of Burbank’s fire, police, 9-1-1 response; keep fire stations open; maintain the number of police/firefighters; repair streets/potholes; ease traffic; earthquake retrofit city buildings/bridges; maintain senior/after-school programs; address homelessness, other services and aging infrastructure; Shall the measure be adopted approving an ordinance establishing a 3/4¢ sales tax providing approximately $20,000,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring audits, citizens’ oversight, all funds used in Burbank?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Burbank City Attorney:
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The City Council has placed the “Burbank Infrastructure and Community Services Protection Transaction and Use Tax” (Measure) on the ballot. This Measure would amend the City of Burbank Municipal Code to enact a three-quarter cent (¾¢) transaction and use tax, to be added to the current sales tax. Transactions and use taxes are levied on the same type of purchases as the existing sales tax. Currently, Burbank’s combined state and local sales tax is 9.5%. This is made up of 7.25% state sales tax, 2% for Los Angeles County Transportation measures and ¼% for Los Angeles County Measure H – homeless initiative. If this Measure passes Burbank’s combined sales tax rate will be 10.25%; the tax would begin April 1, 2019, and the City should start receiving revenue from the tax in June 2019. The estimated, annual revenue to be generated from this tax is approximately $20,000,000 and will continue until ended by the voters; meaning it could be repealed through another ballot initiative/measure. This is a general tax that allows the revenue to be used for any governmental purpose with 100% of proceeds spent in Burbank and under Burbank control. The proceeds may be used for services, programs and infrastructure such as: – maintaining City of Burbank’s fire, police, 9-1-1 response; The proposed ordinance has an oversight provision (see §2-4-2114 of the Ordinance) and states the intent for the use of the revenue generated from this Measure, as follows: – revenue should be spent across a broad category of purposes, such as operations, including services and programs, and infrastructure; and Also, this section of the ordinance provides a framework for independent oversight, as follows: – requires annual accounting of the tax revenues received and expenditures made; A “no” vote is against approving the Burbank Infrastructure and Community Services Protection Transaction and Use Tax, a ¾ cent local sales tax. A “yes” vote approves the Burbank Infrastructure and Community Services Protection Transaction and Use Tax, a ¾ cent local sales tax. This Measure will be adopted and effective if passed by a simple majority of voters.[2] |
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| —Burbank 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 governing officials of Burbank, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ County of Los Angeles, "Current and Upcoming Elections," accessed September 30, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Burbank Elections, "Home," accessed October 5, 2018
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