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Covina, California, Measure CC, Sales Tax Increase (November 2018)
| Measure CC: Covina Sales Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: No expiration |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Los Angeles County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Covina, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Covina voters in Los Angeles County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to raise the local sales tax by 0.75 percent to fund general city services. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to raise the local sales tax by 0.75 percent to fund general city services. |
Election results
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Covina, California, Measure CC, Sales Tax Increase (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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8,247 | 58.94% | ||
| No | 5,745 | 41.06% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To maintain current service levels including 911 emergency response, public safety, fire protection, paramedics, community policing, school safety officers, fix potholes/streets, community after school / senior / recreation programs, library services, homeless and other general City services, shall an ordinance be adopted increasing Covina’s sales tax by three-quarters of a percent generating approximately $5,100,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring audits, public disclosure, funds used only in Covina?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Covina City Attorney:
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If approved by the voters, Measure CC, the Covina Neighborhood Safety and Essential City Services Protection Measure, would approve Ordinance 18- , the City of Covina Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance of 2018 (the “Sales Tax Ordinance”). This Measure would increase the City’s existing sales tax rate by .75%, or 3/4 of one cent, on every dollar of taxable sales of goods in the City, and the taxable storage, use or consumption in the City of goods purchased. The proposed tax is a general tax. The revenues collected will be deposited in the City’s general fund and may be used for the municipal purposes of the City of Covina. The City Council-adopted ballot question states those purposes would include 911 emergency response, fire protection, paramedics, community policing, school safety officers, fixing potholes and streets, community, after school, senior and recreation programs, library services, homeless services and other general City services. California law gives cities the authority to adopt local sales tax measures like this one, in the amount proposed, with the voters’ approval. The City’s Director of Finance estimates that this measure will raise approximately $5.1 million per year in general fund revenue for the City until ended by the voters. Under current state law, the tax may not be increased beyond the rate proposed in the Sales Tax Ordinance. Measure CC was placed on the ballot by the unanimous vote of the Covina City Council. The Sales Tax Ordinance provides that the tax will be collected by the State of California under a contract in the same way the existing sales tax is collected. Revenue and expenditures from the Sales Tax Ordinance will be subject to the City’s annual independent audit, which is available to the public, and the information will be disclosed in the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The total sales tax rate paid in Covina, which also includes the sales tax collected for the State of California and other public agencies, is 9.5% now. If the Measure is approved by the voters, the total sales tax rate in the City will increase to 10.25% subject to any changes in state law. Article XIIIC of the California Constitution, commonly known as Proposition 218, requires that the proposed tax be approved by a majority of the voters voting on the ballot measure. A “yes” vote on Measure CC adopts the .75% Sales Tax Ordinance. A “no” vote will result in the .75% Sales Tax Ordinance not being adopted.[2] |
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| —Covina City Attorney[3] | ||
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Covina, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ County of Los Angeles, "Current and Upcoming Elections," accessed September 30, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Los Angeles County Elections, "Sample Ballot," accessed October 5, 2018
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