City of Guadalupe Public Service Protection, Measure V (November 2014)
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A City of Guadalupe Public Service Protection, Measure V ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Guadalupe in Santa Barbara County, California. It was approved.
Measure V removed the $2,250 annual cap on the city's utility users tax, which would remain at 5 percent. The tax, which is charged on water, electricity, natural gas and telephone services, was designed to apply, according to Measure V, to all businesses, including ones spending more than $45,000 per year on utilities, where before utility services costing above $45,000 per year were tax-free. Prior to Measure V's approval, there was only one company that paid more than $45,000 per year for utilities, and it was the only business immediately affected by the approval of Measure V. According to estimates, the measure was expected to bring in an additional $100,000 in revenue for the city to continue providing certain public services.[1]
Guadalupe Mayor Frances Romero said, “This is something that would not impact our everyday resident." She also said that without the approval of this measure, as well as Measure W and Measure X, the other two revenue-boosting measures on the city's November ballot, Guadalupe may be forced to relinquish its incorporated status.[1] However, all three were approved on election day.
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 799 | 81.95% | ||
| No | 176 | 18.05% | ||
Election results via: Santa Barbara County Elections Office
See also
- Gann overrides on the ballot
- Santa Barbara County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
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