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Carpinteria, California, Measure X2018, Sales Tax (November 2018)
| Measure X2018: Carpinteria Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
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 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 Santa Barbara County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
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| Carpinteria, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Carpinteria voters in Santa Barbara County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to enact a 1.25 percent sales tax to fund general city services with no expiration. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to enact a 1.25 percent sales tax to fund general city services with no expiration. |
Election results
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Carpinteria, California, Measure X2018, Sales Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,016 | 56.31% | ||
| No | 2,340 | 43.69% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To maintain sheriff's deputies; improve disaster preparedness/response and communication during wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters; repair streets, potholes; protect local beaches/creeks from water pollution; prevent cuts to local library, senior, youth programs; address homelessness; and other general services; shall the measure be adopted to establish a 1¼ȼ sales tax providing an estimated $2,300,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring annual audits, all funds for Carpinteria?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Carpinteria City Attorney:
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Measure X2018 is a proposed ordinance to amend the Carpinteria Municipal Code by adding Chapter 3.18 pertaining to the City of Carpinteria’s (“City”) transactions and use tax. The amendment would impose a 1.25% transactions and use tax, thus increasing the City’s existing sales tax rate by 1.25% (one and a quarter of a cent for every dollar of taxable sales of goods in the City). The transactions and use tax applies to the retail sale of goods and the taxable storage, use, or consumption of goods purchased in the City. The total sales tax currently paid in the City of Carpinteria, which also includes the sales tax rate collected for the State of California and other public agencies, is 7.75%. If Measure X2018 is approved by voters, the total sales tax rate in the City will increase to 9%, subject to any changes in state law. The proposed tax measure is a general tax and was placed on the ballot by the City Council of the City of Carpinteria. According to the City’s Finance Committee, it is estimated that this proposed tax would generate approximately $2.3 million annually in general fund revenue for the City until ended by voters. The City anticipates that this revenue will be used for unrestricted general revenue purposes as determined by the City Council, which purposes include but are not limited to addressing the general shortfall for deferred street and park maintenance and capital projects and the cost increases associated with law enforcement, library services, homelessness, and other local services necessary to protect public health, safety and general welfare. The proposed ordinance provides that the tax will be collected by the State under State law in the same manner as the existing sales tax. If Measure X2018 is approved, the City Council would annually appropriate the revenue through its regular budget process and the spending would be subject to regular annual independent audits. A “yes” vote on this Measure is a vote in favor of imposing a 1.25% transactions and use tax, resulting in an increase in the total current sales tax from 7.75% to 9%. A “no” vote on this Measure is a vote to maintain the current sales tax rate of 7.75%. This Measure will be adopted if it is approved by a majority of voters voting on the ballot measure. [2] |
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| —Carpinteria City Attorney[1] | ||
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 Carpinteria, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santa Barbara County Register of Voters, "Sample Ballot," accessed September 27, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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