Coalinga, California, Sales Tax, Measure C (November 2017)
| Measure C: Coalinga Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 7, 2017 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: Never |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 7, 2017 ballot measures in California Fresno County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Coalinga, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Coalinga voters in Fresno County, California, on November 7, 2017. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to levy an additional 1 percent sales tax with revenue going into the city's general fund. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to levy an additional 1 percent sales tax with revenue going into the city's general fund. |
Measure C proposed to raise the total sales tax rate in Coalinga from 7.975 percent to 8.975 percent. The state-mandated tax rate that applied throughout California as of 2017 is 7.25 percent, with revenue allocated to various purposes. As of 2017, Fresno County also levied a 0.725 percent sales tax, and the average total sales tax rate throughout the county was 8.03 percent.[1]
Election results
| Measure C | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 582 | 51.64% | ||
| Yes | 545 | 48.36% | ||
- Election results from Fresno County Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[2]
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To help prevent the loss of vital public safety services, and to protect other general services, shall the City of Coalinga enact a general-purpose, one-percent sales tax, expected to generate $850,000 annually, with annual independent audits?[3] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Coalinga City Attorney:
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The proposed tax measure increases sales tax within the City of Coalinga by 1% (one cent for every dollar spent). Funds generated by the additional revenue will be allocated to the General Fund, where the residents may voice their preference of spending to the City Council. Funds may be used for any City-related purpose or place funds into reserve accounts. City-related purposes include services such as police and fire, infrastructure maintenance and recreation. All tax revenue would be kept by the City and not be able to be spent by the State or County. Several other cities in the County have local sales tax, including Reedley, Selma, Sanger, and Huron. The tax is not set to automatically expire, but could be dissolved or reduced in the future if the tax was no longer needed. The tax measure was placed on the ballot by the Coalinga City Council.[3] |
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| —Coalinga City Attorney[4] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Support
Arguments in favor
The following official argument was submitted in favor of the measure:[5]
Opposition
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a unanimous vote of the Coalinga City Council on July 17, 2017.[5]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ InsideGov, "Coalinga, Fresno County Sales Tax Rate," accessed September 26, 2017
- ↑ Fresno County Elections Office, "Resolution Number 3771," accessed September 22, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Fresno County Elections Office, "Impartial Analysis of Coalinga Sales Tax Measure," accessed September 22, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fresno County Elections Office, "Uniform District Election - November 7, 2017," accessed October 24, 2017
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