Chowchilla, California, Measure N, Public Safety Sales Tax (November 2018)
| Measure N: Chowchilla Public Safety Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 ApprovedMajority required: 66.67% |
| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: 8 years |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Madera County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Chowchilla, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Chowchilla voters in Madera County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing the city to establish a 1 percent sales tax for 8 years to support public safety services. |
| A no vote was a vote against allowing the city to establish a 1 percent sales tax for 8 years to support public safety services. |
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of this measure.
Election results
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Chowchilla, California, Measure N, Public Safety Sales Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,121 | 73.29% | ||
| No | 773 | 26.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To prevent the loss of Chowchilla’s local police department, maintain/protect local police/fire services, including 911 police, fire, emergency medical response times; Drug/gang enforcement/prevention services; violent/property crime prevention; combatting methamphetamine; maintaining drug use prevention programs; and other local fire/medical response services, shall a measure establishing a one-cent sales tax for 8 years be adopted, providing $1,300,000 annually, including citizens oversight, annual audits, all funds used locally in Chowchilla?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Chowchilla City Attorney:
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Measure N has been placed on the ballot by action of the City Council of the City of Chowchilla. If approved in this election, Measure N would enact a new one percent (1%) transactions and use tax (“sales tax”) as set forth in the draft City Ordinance attached as Exhibit “A” to City Resolution #72-18, placing the proposed Public Safety Transactions and Use Tax on the Ballot. The new sales tax would be in addition to, but charged and collected in the same manner as, current sales tax is charged and collected within the City. The new sales tax will only be charged and collected within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chowchilla. The proceeds of the new sales tax may could only be spent by the City for the purposes specified in the Ordinance and in the approved Expenditure Plan. Those purposes described in the Ordinance include, but are not limited to permissible uses as follows: support for public safety purposes such as patrol services, traffic control, drug and gang enforcement and prevention services, competitive salary, retention and benefit compensation for police and fire personnel, new police and fire department personnel, construction of police and or fire facilities including land acquisition and relocation and related facilities design, engineering and construction, fire and police vehicles and equipment, supplies, purchase of specialized equipment for the fire department, and the financing thereof, ensuring full staffing of fire stations, and support for comprehensive fire prevention programs. The Ordinance operates to prevent loss of/to the City Police Department, specifically, this means to prevent losses to, and to maintain current service levels, and to enhance service levels in all aspects of public safety. The Ordinance requires that the proceeds of the new tax be spent in addition to current general fund expenditures that the City shall continue to fund between 44 and 48% of the General Fund Operating budget as calculated for each fiscal year of the term of the tax measure. The Ordinance requires the new sales tax proceeds and expenditures be reviewed annually by a five-member Citizen’s Oversight Committee, composed of residents of the City. The Citizen’s Oversight Committee must review the expenditures and appropriations of the tax revenues to ensure that all such revenues are spent or appropriated for the purposes specified in the Ordinance. The Citizen’s Oversight Committee is required to issue an annual public report on the expenditures and appropriations of the new sales tax revenues. As set forth in the California Constitution, approval of this measure requires the affirmative vote of not less than 2/3 of those voting on the Measure. If approved by the voters, the proposed new Public Safety Transactions and Use Tax would go into effect in 2019 as provided for in the Ordinance, and would remain in effect for a period of eight (8) years unless extended by further action of the voters. A copy of Resolution 72-18, the Ordinance and Expenditure Plan are available in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Chowchilla. |
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| —Chowchilla 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 Chowchilla, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 VoteMadera.com, "Statewide General Election - November 6, 2018," accessed September 18, 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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