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Del Mar, California, Sales Tax Increase, Measure Q (November 2016)
| Measure Q: Del Mar Sales Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: Never |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California San Diego County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
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| Del Mar, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Del Mar voters in San Diego County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing an additional 1 percent sales tax, with revenue deposited into the city's general fund, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in the city to 8.5 percent. |
| A no vote was a vote against this measure authorizing an additional 1 percent sales tax, thereby leaving the total sales tax rate in the city at 8 percent. |
Election results
| Measure Q | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,732 | 66.54% | ||
| No | 871 | 33.46% | ||
- Election results from San Diego County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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To provide funding for general city services and infrastructure projects, such as improvement of streets and sidewalks, utility undergrounding, public landscapes, improvement of community parks, trails and recreation facilities; police, crime prevention, fire prevention and other public safety services, shall an ordinance that establishes an ongoing one-cent sales tax be adopted, providing an estimated 2 million dollars annually for the City of Del Mar, requiring citizen oversight and independent audits, and all funds controlled locally? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Del Mar City Attorney:
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The Del Mar City Council approved Measure Q at its meeting of August 1, 2016 and requested that San Diego County place Measure Q on the ballot at the November 8, 2016 general election. Measure Q is a transactions and use tax within the City of Del Mar that would tax retail sales at one percent (1%) of the retail sales price, i.e. one cent for an item that costs one dollar. The current sales tax rate in Del mar is 8%. The City receives 1%. The State General Fund receives 3.9375%. San Diego County receives 1.8125%. Proposition 30 receives 0.25%. Proposition 172 receives 0.5% and SANDAG receives 0.5% Measure Q is a “transactions and use tax” as opposed to a “sales tax.” A transactions and use tax is collected in the same manner as a traditional sales tax with minor exceptions. Measure Q would authorize a one percent (1%) transactions and use tax which would increase the combined sales tax rate in Del Mar to nine percent (9%). Taxes collected pursuant to Measure Q would be deposited into the City’s general fund and used for any purpose for which general fund revenues may be used. Measure Q is classified as a general tax and not a special tax. General tax proceeds may be used for any municipal purpose including, but not limited to, under grounding utilities, street improvements, park improvements, police, fire, senior programs and youth programs. Retailers collect the tax from customers at the time of a retail purchase and remit the funds to the State Board of Equalization, which administers the tax. The tax will be paid by anyone, including residents of Del Mar, who purchase goods at retail establishments within Del Mar. In addition, Del Mar residents will be required to pay the tax when they purchase an automobile, boat or aircraft anywhere in California and register it to an address in Del Mar. Measure Q is estimated to generate approximately $2 million of revenue annually. Measure Q requires oversight by a citizens committee. In addition, expenditures of Measure Q funds are subject to audit by the City’s auditors. Any report by the citizens committee as well as any audit are public records and available for inspection by any member of the public. A “Yes” vote is a vote in favor of the tax. A “No” vote is a vote against the tax. Measure Q will be approved if it receives a simple majority of “Yes” votes. [2] |
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| —Del Mar City Attorney[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Del Mar, California.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Diego Registrar of Voters, "Local Measures for November 8, 2016," accessed September 29, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ San Diego Registrar of Voters, "Measure Q," accessed September 29, 2016
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