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City of Emeryville Real Property Transfer Tax, Measure V (November 2014)
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A City of Emeryville Real Property Transfer Tax, Measure V ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Emeryville in Alameda County, California. It was approved.
Since this measure and Measure U - the measure that sought a home rule charter for the city of Emeryville - were approved, the city was authorized to impose a tax on the sale and transfer of property. Without the approval of Measure U, this measure would have enacted an ordinance according to the authority of a charter that did not exist, making Measure V ineffectual. Thus Measure V depended on the approval of Measure U.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 1,353 | 59.50% | ||
| No | 921 | 40.50% | ||
Election results via: Alameda County Elections Office
Background
Without the approval of Measure U, Emeryville would have remained a general law city and would have continued to have the powers and restrictions dictated by the California Constitution and other relevant state laws. The power to impose a real property transfer tax is not among these powers. Emeryville officials proposed both the adoption of a home rule charter and Measure V in a bid to get the power to levy such a tax. Because Measure V depended on the authority of the charter proposed in Measure U, Measure V - the transfer tax measure itself - depended on the approval of Measure U. Measure U, however, did not depend on Measure V and could have been approved regardless of the fate of the related measure. If Measure U had been approved, but Measure V had not, the city would have had the opportunity to present the property transfer tax to voters in a future election. Both measures, however, were approved.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[1]
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To ensure funding to maintain essential city services such as: police, fire and emergency services protection; street, sewer and storm drain maintenance; park and open space development and maintenance; bike and pedestrian safety; child care and programs for youth and seniors, shall the city of Emeryville adopt a Real Property Transfer Tax paid only by buyers and sellers of property at the time of sale with all funds benefiting Emeryville?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the tax measure is available here.
Related measures
City of Emeryville Charter Adoption, Measure U (November 2014)
See also
- City tax on the ballot
- Alameda County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alameda County Elections Office, "Ballot Measure information document," archived August 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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