City of Weed General Sales Tax, Measure O (March 2015)
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| Measure info Amount: 0.25% |
A general sales tax measure was on the ballot for Weed city voters in Siskiyou County, California, on March 3, 2015. It was approved.
Measure O authorized the city to impose a 0.25 percent transaction and use tax - commonly called a sales tax. The tax was designed to be a general tax, with revenue going into the city's general fund to be used for any governmental purpose.[1]
Without Measure O, the total sales tax in the city would have remained at 7.5 percent, which was the minimum state-mandated sales tax rate in 2015.
Election results
| City of Weed, Measure O | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 196 | 71.27% | ||
| No | 79 | 28.73% | ||
- Election results from Siskiyou County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:[1]
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Shall the City of Weed impose a Transactions and Use Tax of 0.25% of the gross receipts of any sale or use pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 7285.9 to fund the operation, maintenance, and improvement of a public library, to fund a portion of the costs of providing Senior Nutrition Meals within the city limit of the City of Weed and other senior programs and services, and for general municipal purposes including, police, fire protection and street maintenance and improvements.[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of Measure O was provided by the office of the city attorney:[3]
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This ordinance has the effect of increasing the Transactions and Use (sales) tax paid for taxable purchases of goods within the City of Weed by 1/4th of 1%, that is, a one cent tax increase on a transaction of $4.00. The additional revenue realized from this tax increase will be used for general fund purposes but will be accounted for and allocated separately from other general funds, with special consideration to be given to library, senior services, police and fire protection, and roadway maintenance expenses. Every transaction within the City of Weed which is otherwise subject to state sales tax will be affected, including purchases made by non-residents of the City, which purchases have constituted the majority of such transactions. The ordinance requires the affirmative vote of a majority of those voting in order to go into effect.[2] |
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| —Robert Winston, Weed City Attorney[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the ordinance that was enacted by the approval of Measure O is available here.
See also
- Local sales tax on the ballot
- Sales tax in California
- Siskiyou County, California ballot measures
- March 3, 2015 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Siskiyou County Elections Office website, "Weed City Council resolution calling for Measure O election," accessed December 10, 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 Siskiyou County Elections Office, "Impartial Analysis of Measure O," March 3, 2015
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