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Folsom, California, Measure E, General Purpose Sales Tax (November 2018)
| Measure E: Folsom General Purpose 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 Sacramento County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Folsom, California |
A proposition to impose a sales tax was on the ballot for Folsom voters in Sacramento County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was defeated.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to impose for 10 years a 0.5 percent sales tax to fund general city purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to impose for 10 years a 0.5 percent sales tax to fund general city purposes. |
Election results
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Folsom, California, Measure E, General Purpose Sales Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 8,825 | 29.49% | ||
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21,101 | 70.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the measure to enact a 1/2 percent transaction and use tax (sales tax) for 10 years, providing approximately $8.4 million annually for general governmental purposes such as capital improvement projects for transportation and traffic improvements, parks, trails, and bike paths; promote economic development, fire, paramedic, police emergency response and crime prevention programs; and expand parks, recreation, senior, library, education, arts, cultural and historical programs, requiring independent audits, with funds remaining in Folsom, be adopted?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Folsom City Attorney:[3]
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The City Council ofthe City of Folsom has placed Measure E on the November 6, 2018 ballot. Measure E is a ballot measure that, if approved by a majority of the voters voting on the issue, would amend the Folsom Municipal Code to enact a one-half percent (0.50%) transactions and use tax (sales tax) for a period of 10 years. The Measure is a "general" tax, which means the City of Folsom may use the tax revenues for all general governmental purposes, including, but not limited to capital improvement projects for transportation and traffic improvements, parks, trails, and bike paths; promote economic development, fire, paramedic, police emergency response and crime prevention programs; and expand parks, recreation, senior, library, education, arts, cultural and historical programs. If approved, Measure E would require independent annual financial audit and yearly reports of the tax revenues and expenditures to the City Council. Currently, the cumulative tax rate on retail sales in Folsom is 7.75% of the purchase price. The tax revenue is allocated among the State, Sacramento County, the City of Folsom, and other would increase public agencies. Folsom's share is 1.0% of the purchase price. Measure E would increase the cumulative tax rate in Folsom to 8.25%, and Folsom's share would increase from 1.0% to 1.5%. The proposed tax would be administered by the State, in the same manner that sales tax is currently administered, in order to reduce the cost of collecting the tax and to minimize the burden of record-keeping upon retailers subject to the tax. Collection of the tax would begin on April 1, 2019, and would automatically terminate in 10 years unless extended by the voters in a future election. Staff estimates that the Measure would initially generate approximately $8.4 million per year. All proceeds from the tax would stay locally in the City. The tax revenue can be spent for "unrestricted general revenue purposes". A "yes" vote is a vote in favor of authorizing the proposed sales tax for a period of 10 years. A "no" vote is a vote against authorizing the proposed sales tax. To pass, this Measure must obtain at least 50% plus one of those votes cast on the Measure as "yes" votes. This Measure was placed on the ballot by a vote of the City Council.[2] |
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| —Folsom City Attorney | ||
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 Folsom City Council.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sacramento County Elections, "Measure Log and Due Dates November 6, 2018 General Election," accessed August 7, 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 Folsom, "Impartial Analysis," accessed August 20, 2018
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