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Glendora, California, Measure E, General Sales Tax (March 2019)
| Measure E: Glendora General Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| March 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: No expiration |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot March 5, 2019 ballot measures in California Los Angeles County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
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| Glendora, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Glendora voters in Los Angeles County, California, on March 5, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of enacting a 0.75 percent sales tax to fund general city services. |
| A no vote was a vote against enacting a 0.75 percent sales tax to fund general city services. |
Election results
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Glendora Measure E |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,524 | 53.67% | ||
| No | 3,042 | 46.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To maintain existing City services including public safety, youth/adult programs, fix streets/potholes, address quality of life issues, maintain library services, address rising pension costs, implement technology projects, and improve the financial health of the City, shall the Measure be adopted approving an ordinance enacting a three-quarters percent (0.75%) transactions and use tax providing approximately $5,000,000 annually in general revenue, to be levied until ended by the voters with all funds staying local, for Glendora? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Glendora City Attorney:
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Measure “E” was placed on the March 5, 2019, Special Municipal Election ballot by a unanimous vote of the entire City Council. If adopted, this measure will permanently enact a 0.75% City-specific Transaction and Use Tax (commonly referred to as a “sales tax”) by adding Chapter 3.52 to the City’s municipal code. This 0.75% “sales tax” would be imposed upon all retailers’ gross receipts from the retail sale of all tangible personal property sold within the City, and would include an excise tax upon on the storage, use or other consumption in the City of tangible personal property purchased from any retailer for storage, use or other consumption within the City of the sales price of the property. The sales price shall include delivery charges when such charges are subject to state sales or use tax regardless of the place to which delivery is made In 2018 the City Council established an Ad Hoc Citizens Advisory Committee to analyze methods for the City to address its financial deficits shown in a five-year forecast. The Committee concluded the City’s financial circumstance is dire and the City must obtain significant additional revenue to avoid severe depletion of the City’s level of essential services provided for the benefit of its residents. In response to the Committee’s conclusions, on September 25, 2018, the City Council approved Resolution No. CC 2018-43 declaring a fiscal emergency pursuant to Article XIIIC Section 2(b) of the California Constitution. This fiscal emergency is the result of expenditures exceeding revenues in the current fiscal year and projected to continue into the future if significant changes are not made to operations. If approved by the voters, this “sales tax” is predicted by City staff to generate estimated tax revenue of $5 million on an annualized basis to be spent for unrestricted general revenue purposes, such as maintaining city services, fixing streets, storm water projects, technology upgrades, providing recreations and park programs and public safety services, and protecting the City’s financial solvency. If approved by the voters, the City would begin to collect revenue from this “sales tax” by October 2019, which would add approximately $3.5 million in revenue for FY 2019-20. Your “Yes” vote means you approve of the enactment of this “sales tax.” Your “No” vote means you disapprove of the enactment of this “sales tax” at this time. This measure would take effect only if a majority of those voting on Measure “E” cast a “Yes” vote at the March 5, 2019 Special Municipal Election. [2] |
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| —Glendora 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 unanimous vote of the Glendora City Council on October 23, 2018.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Current & Upcoming Elections," accessed January 15, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Glendora, "Impartial Analysis," accessed January 15, 2019
- ↑ City of Glendora, "Full Text," accessed January 25, 2019
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