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City of Gilroy Safety and Quality of Life, Measure F (November 2014)
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A City of Gilroy Safety and Quality of Life, Measure F ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Gilroy in Santa Clara County, California. It was defeated.
Measure F would have enacted a half cent sales tax for 15 years with the authority to incur debt to accelerate infrastructure projects. Revenue from the tax would have been used to improve and maintain city services, such as police and fire protection, gang suppression and prevention, emergency response, street and sidewalk repairs, earthquake safety, at-risk youth programs and park repairs.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 4,965 | 54.67% | ||
| Yes | 4,117 | 45.33% | ||
Election results via: Santa Clara County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[1]
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To improve local quality of life and maintain essential City services, including police/fire protection; gang suppression/prevention; 9-1-1 emergency response; street/pothole/sidewalk repairs; earthquake safety; at-risk youth programs; park repairs; and other general services; shall the City of Gilroy enact a half cent sales tax for 15 years with authority to incur debt to accelerate infrastructure projects, requiring independent audits, public review and no money for Sacramento? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis was prepared for Measure F:[3]
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California Revenue and Tax Code section 7285.9 authorizes the Gilroy City Council to levy a General Transactions and Use Tax (i.e., sales tax) if the ordinance proposing the taxation is approved by a two-thirds vote of all of the members of the City Council and the tax is approved by a majority of the City's voters. The City Council has approved the ordinance as required and submitted it to the voters. If approved by the voters, Measure F will provide an additional one-half cent (0.50%) tax on each dollar of taxable sales of goods in the City of Gilroy, and on the storage, use, or consumption in the City of Gilroy of goods purchased from a retailer. The tax funds will be deposited into the City's General Fund, and may be used for any general municipal purpose and as directed by the City Council. For example, as stated in Measure F, the tax funds could be used for police services and crime prevention programs, street and sidewalk repair and maintenance, expanding programs for at-risk youth, and any other City services and programs. The one-half cent (0.50%) sales tax would be in addition to the current sales tax, and would be collected in the same manner as the existing sales tax. Presently, the combined capped State and local sales tax rate in the City of Gilroy totals 8.75%. Measure F would increase the sales tax rate in the City of Gilroy by one-half cent (0.50%), for a total sales tax rate of 9.25%. If approved by a majority of the voters at the November 4, 2014, election, the Measure F one-half cent (0.50%) sales tax would become operative beginning on April 1, 2015. Pursuant to ordinance, each year an independent audit and report will be prepared on the revenue and expenditure of funds from the tax, which shall be publicly presented to the City Council and made available to the public. The additional tax will last for fifteen (15) years. At the end of fifteen (15) years the additional tax will expire. Any extension beyond the fifteen (15) years would require action by the City Council and a new vote of the public. A "Yes" vote on Measure F would increase the sales tax rate in the City of Gilroy from the current 8.75% to 9.25% for a period of 15 years. A "No" vote on Measure F would leave the sales tax rate in the City of Gilroy at its current rate of 8.75%.[2] |
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| —Linda A. Callon, Gilroy City Attorney[3] | ||
See also
- City tax on the ballot
- Local sales tax on the ballot
- Santa Clara County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters website, "List of Ballot Measures," accessed October 15, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Voter's Edge, "Santa Clara County Ballot Information," accessed October 15, 2014
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