Dixon, California, Measure N, Sales Tax (November 2018)
| Measure N: Dixon Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Defeated
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: 10 years |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Solano County, California ballot measures |
| See also |
| Dixon, California |
A sales tax was on the ballot for Dixon voters in Solano County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing the city to impose a 0.5 percent sales tax for ten years to fund street repairs and transportation infrastructure. |
| A no vote was a vote against allowing the city to impose a 0.5 percent sales tax for ten years to fund street repairs and transportation infrastructure. |
Election results
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Dixon, California, Measure N, Sales Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,439 | 37.62% | ||
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4,044 | 62.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the measure imposing a one-half percent (0.5%) sales tax in the City of Dixon, limited to a ten-year term, generating an estimated $1,400,000 annually, and limiting the expenditure of such funds to street maintenance and roadway improvements, such as the Parkway Boulevard overcrossing be adopted?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Dixon City Attorney:
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California Elections Code section 9280 requires the City Attorney to prepare an analysis of any proposed ballot measure showing the effect of the measure on existing law and describing the operation of the measure. The City Council of the City of Dixon (“City”) has authorized Measure N to be placed on the ballot, which would impose an additional 0.5 percent transactions and use tax on the gross receipts of retail sales in the City, for 10 years. Transaction and use taxes are collected in the same manner as sales taxes. The City’s existing sales tax is set at 7.375 percent, near the statewide minimum. The City directly receives only 1 percent of all sales tax revenues collected. The majority of sales tax revenues go to the state of California, and the remainder is allocated towards county programs and transportation funds. If Measure N is adopted, the City would receive all of the additional tax revenue. The City has projected that a 0.5 percent increase in sales tax would result in approximately $1.4 million in annual revenue. Measure N is proposed as a special sales tax for street maintenance and roadway improvement purposes. The measure, therefore, requires approval by at least two-thirds of City voters for it to go into effect. As a special tax, all revenues will be placed in a special fund for street improvement projects, rather than the City's general fund. The City's Transportation Advisory Commission would serve as an oversight committee to monitor and report on the City's expenditures during the 10 year duration of the tax. All expenditures must be for street maintenance and roadway improvements within the City. Proceeds from the tax would be used to reduce the backlog of pavement maintenance projects and fund roadway improvements, with priority given to the Parkway Boulevard overcrossing project. A 'YES' vote would approve the proposed increase in sales tax. A'NO' vote is a vote against the proposed sales tax increase. [2] |
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| —Dixon 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 Dixon, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Solano County, "General Election Measures 2018," accessed October 4, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Dixon, "Impartial Analysis of Measure N," accessed October 4, 2018
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