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City of Tustin Hotel Room Tax, Measure HH (November 2014)
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A City of Tustin Hotel Room Tax, Measure HH ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Tustin in Orange County, California. It was approved.
Upon approval, Measure HH authorized the city to amend ordinances of the city code that concerned the uniform transient occupancy tax, increasing the tax from 6 percent to 10 percent and clarifying relevant definitions, scope and application of the tax.[1]
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 5,724 | 52.9% | ||
| No | 5,102 | 47.1% | ||
Election results via: Orange County Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot appeared as:[2]
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Shall an ordinance amending sections 2702 and 2703 of Chapter 7 of Article 2 of the Tustin city code concerning the uniform transient occupancy tax be adopted?[3] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of Measure HH was provided by the office of the city attorney:[1]
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The hotel room tax (also referred to as a “transient occupancy tax”) is a tax paid by a guest who stays for a period of 30 days or less in a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast or similar accommodation (collectively “hotels”) located in the City of Tustin. The current hotel room tax rate in Tustin is 6% of the rent charged by the operator. The tax revenues generated are used for general City of Tustin governmental purposes such as police, fire, street maintenance and park and recreation services. If approved by a majority of the voters, this measure will enact an ordinance increasing the hotel room tax rate from 6% to 10%. This measure would also clarify and update language in the Tustin City Code regarding the scope and application of the hotel room tax. In order to enact the amendments to the City’s Municipal Code described above, Measure HH must be approved by a majority of the votes cast by the voters on the ballot measure. A “yes” vote on Measure HH will approve the amendments to the Tustin City Code described above. A “no” vote on Measure HH will disapprove the amendments to the Tustin City Code described above. At the request of the Tustin Chamber of Commerce, the City Council placed the item on the ballot.[3] |
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See also
- Local hotel tax on the ballot
- City tax on the ballot
- Orange County, California ballot measures
- November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Orange County Elections Office, "Measure HH text of measure and impartial analysis," accessed November 18, 2014
- ↑ Voter's Edge, "Measure HH: Increase in Hotel Room Tax," accessed November 7, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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