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Glendale, California, Measure S, Sales Tax (November 2018)
| Measure S: Glendale Sales Tax |
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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 |
| Glendale, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Glendale 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 enact a 0.75 percent sales tax to fund general city purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to enact a 0.75 percent sales tax to fund general city purposes. |
Election results
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Glendale, California, Measure S, Sales Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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28,363 | 54.66% | ||
| No | 23,526 | 45.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the measure to expand funding to protect essential services such as fire, paramedics, police, parks, recreation, senior, library, arts and culture, and affordable housing programs and services, and to improve streets and sidewalks, by enacting a three-quarter percent transaction and use (sales) tax that will generate approximately $30,000,000 annually, until ended by voters, with annual audits and all funds staying local, be adopted? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Glendale City Attorney:
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The Glendale City Council has placed Measure S, the Glendale Quality of Life and Essential Services Protection Measure (Measure), on the ballot to ask the City’s voters to approve a three-quarter percent (¾%) transactions and use tax to be added to the current sales tax. The proposed measure would tax retail sales at three-quarter percent (¾%) of the retail sales price, i.e., add three-quarters of a cent (3/4¢) to the price of an item purchased for $1, or 75¢ to the price of an item purchased for $100. Measure S is a “transactions and use tax” that is levied on the same type of purchases as the existing sales tax. The combined sales tax rate in Glendale is 9.5%, which is made up of 7.25% state sales tax (which includes an allocation to Glendale of 1%), 2% for Los Angeles County Transportation measures, and ¼% for Los Angeles County’s Homelessness measure. Of these County measures, Glendale receives limited amounts for transportation and homeless purposes. By way of example, for fiscal year 2018-19, Glendale is projected to receive approximately $15 million of the $90 million in revenues that will be generated in the City from the County measures. This Measure would increase the combined sales tax rate in Glendale to 10.25%. The Measure is estimated to generate $30,000,000 annually for the City’s general fund to be used locally in Glendale. As it is a general tax, the revenues generated by the Measure can be used to maintain and expand funding for general governmental services, including: - Public safety services, including fire, police, and paramedics Expenditures of Measure S funds will be subject to publicly available, independent annual audits. A “Yes” vote approves the Glendale Quality of Life and Essential Services Protection Measure, a ¾ percent local sales tax. A “No” Vote is against approving the Glendale Quality of Life and Essential Services Protection Measure, a ¾ percent local sales tax. The Measure will be approved if it receives a simple majority of “Yes” votes.[2] |
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| —Glendale 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 Glendale, 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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