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Irwindale, California, Measure I, Sales Tax Increase (November 2019)
| Measure I: Irwindale Sales Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 5, 2019 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: No expiration |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 5, 2019 ballot measures in California Los Angeles County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Irwindale, California |
A city sales tax increase measure was on the ballot for Irwindale voters in Los Angeles County, California, on November 5, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city of Irwindale to enact a 0.75% transaction and use tax (similar to a sales tax) for general usage, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in the city from 9.5% to 10.25%. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city of Irwindale to enact a 0.75% transaction and use tax for general usage, thereby keeping the total sales tax rate in the city at 9.5%. |
Election results
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Irwindale Measure I |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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117 | 60.62% | ||
| No | 76 | 39.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To maintain City of Irwindale service levels including local police protection, 911 emergency response, public safety, senior citizen/park/transportation/recreation programs; maintain library services, and programs that create jobs/attract local businesses; fix potholes/streets; and other general City services; shall the measure enacting a three quarters percent transactions and use sales tax to be levied annually to generate an estimated $1,180,000 until ended by voters be adopted requiring an ordinance, and funds only for Irwindale?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Irwindale City Attorney:
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The Irwindale City Council has placed Measure I on the November 5, 2019 ballot to ask the City’s voters to approve a transactions and use tax of 0.75% to be effective until ended by the voters. The law allows cities to enact transaction and use taxes, which are similar to sales taxes. The city declared a fiscal emergency in order to permit the consideration of the tax at the November 5, 2019 election. Measure I is a general tax requiring a majority vote to pass and its proceeds will be deposited in the City’s general fund and may be expended for general governmental purposes, including but not limited to, local police protection, emergency response, senior citizen park, transportation and recreation programs, library services, job creation programs to attract businesses, fixing potholes and street improvements. City staff estimates that Measure I will raise $1,180,000 annually. Specifically, Measure I places a transactions tax of 0.75% upon City retailers’ gross receipts from the retail sale of all tangible personal property sold within the City. The measure also places an excise tax upon 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 at a rate of 0.75% of the sales price of the property where “sales price” includes delivery charges subject to State sales or use tax, regardless of delivery destination. Retailers collect both the transactions and the use tax at the same time of sale and remit the funds to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, which then remits those funds to the City. The proposed tax would be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration 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, 2020. The current 9.5% “sales tax” levied in the City includes taxes levied by the State, county and other districts. The rate will be increased to 10.25% if Measure I is approved. A “YES” vote is a vote to approve a 0.75% retail transactions and use tax perpetually until ended by the voters. A “NO” vote is a vote against a 0.75% retail transactions and use tax. The transactions and use tax in Measure I would take effect only if it receives a majority “YES” vote at the November 5, 2019, special municipal election.[2] |
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| —Irwindale 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 Irwindale City Council.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Local and municipal elections: November 5, 2019," accessed September 27, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Voter's Edge, "Los Angeles County November 5, 2019 local elections," accessed September 27, 2019
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