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City of Paramount Utility Users Tax Increase, Measure P (March 2015)
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| Measure info Amount: 2.5% increase |
A utility users tax increase was on the ballot for Paramount city voters in Los Angeles County, California, on March 3, 2015. It was approved.
Measure P authorized the city to increase its utility users tax by 2.5 percent to a rate of 5.5 percent. This tax was designed to apply to electricity, gas and telephone services. The tax was not applied to water or television services, as it was in some other cities.[1]
Measure P also updated and modernized the city's utility user tax code.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 700 | 75.27% | ||
| No | 230 | 24.73% | ||
- Election results from Paramount City Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[2]
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Paramount Essential City Services and Public Safety Protection Measure To preserve youth after-school educational programs; 9-1-1 emergency response; neighborhood/school Sheriff patrols and Sheriff’s station; drug/gang prevention; street repairs; seniors programs; parks and general services, shall Ordinance No. 1052 be adopted to update the City’s utility users tax and increase the rate by two and a half percent; with all funds used only in Paramount, subject to independent financial audits, and requiring equal treatment of taxpayers regardless of technology?[3] |
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Full text
The full text of the resolution by the city council calling for the Measure P election is available here.
The full text of the tax measure ordinance is also available on the same page.
See also
- California Utility User Taxes
- Utility users tax
- City tax on the ballot
- Local utility tax and fees on the ballot
- Los Angeles County, California ballot measures
- March 3, 2015 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Paramount Government website, "FAQ, resolution and ordinance text of Measure P," accessed January 14, 2015
- ↑ City of Paramount Government website, “Ballot measure scheduled for election on March 3, 2015,” accessed January 14, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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