City of Norwalk Utility Users Tax, Measure B (November 2014)
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A City of Norwalk Utility User Tax, Measure B ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Norwalk in Los Angeles County, California. It was approved.
Measure B adopted an ordinance to modernize the city's utility users tax. The ordinance required the tax to apply regardless of technology used; exempts seniors, low-income disabled or blind residents; and funds gang prevention, community programs, neighborhood patrols and pothole repairs.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 7,545 | 70.19% | ||
| No | 3,204 | 29.81% | ||
Election results via: Los Angeles County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[1]
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Without raising current tax rates, shall an ordinance be adopted modernizing the City’s utility users tax ordinance to require equal treatment of taxpayers by ensuring the tax applies regardless of technology used; exempting seniors, low-income disabled/blind residents; funding current gang prevention, youth, after-school, senior and disabled programs; neighborhood patrols/school crossing guards, pothole repairs, and other general services; subject to financial audits, local control of funds/no rate increase without voter approval? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis was prepared for Measure B:[3]
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Measure B was placed on the ballot by the Norwalk City Council and would affirm, continue and amend the City's existing Utility Users Tax ("UUT") to make it clear that it applies to both older and newer communication technologies and equally treats all users of communications services regardless of the technology they use. Background The UUT is a tax levied on users of gas, electricity and telecommunications services in the City. UUT revenues are used to finance such general city services as police protection, street repair, parks, libraries and other local services. These funds cannot be taken away by the State. The UUT was first adopted by the Norwalk City Council and later approved by the voters at an election held in 2003. The original ordinance adopted by the City Council applied the UUT to a broad range of telecommunications services. The voters, by approving that ordinance, indicated their intent to apply the UUT to a broad range of telecommunications services. The City's UUT ordinance, like those of most California cities with telecommunications UUT's, was written before new telecommunications technologies became available. The City's UUT ordinance was also written before changes in interpretation of federal law. In response to these new technologies and changes in interpretation of federal law and to protect the 2003 voters' intent, this measure would update the language of the UUT to ensure it continues to apply to a broad range of telecommunications users. Measure B
Measure B requires a majority vote for approval. A "yes" vote is a vote in favor of adopting the revised UUT ordinance. A "no" vote will reject the proposed amendments to the UUT ordinance and continue the UUT in its current form.[2] |
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| —Steven L. Dorsey, Norwalk City Attorney[3] | ||
See also
- City tax on the ballot
- Local utility tax and fees on the ballot
- California Utility User Taxes
- Los Angeles County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles County Clerk and Recorder website, "Measures Appearing on the Ballot," accessed October 21, 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, "Los Angeles County Ballot Information," accessed October 21, 2014
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