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Isleton, California, Sales Tax, Measure B (June 2016)
| Measure B: Isleton Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| June 7, 2016 |
| Status: |
 ApprovedMajority required: 66.67% |
| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: 5 years |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot June 7, 2016 ballot measures in California Sacramento County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Isleton, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Isleton voters in Sacramento County, California, on June 7, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the city's sales tax rate by 0.5 percent for five years, with revenue dedicated to funding fire protection services. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the city's sales tax rate by 0.5 percent for five years, with revenue dedicated to funding fire protection services. |
Election results
| Isleton, Measure B | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 120 | 72.29% | ||
| No | 46 | 27.71% | ||
- Election results from Sacramento County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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For a period of five (5) years shall a one-half percent transactions and use tax, to be used solely to fund fire protection needs for the City of Isleton, be adopted?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Isleton City Attorney:
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The City Council of the City of Isleton has placed Measure B on the June 7, 2016 ballot. California Revenue and Taxation Code section 7285.91 authorizes the City Council to levy a special transactions and use tax via ordinance, provided the ordinance establishing the tax is ultimately approved by the voters. Measure B would, if approved by voters, raise revenue for fire protection services in the City of Isleton by establishing a 0.50 percent (i.e., 1/2 cent) transactions and use tax for a period of five years. A transactions and use tax is administered by the State Board of Equalization. Once established, a transactions and use tax is allocated to the city where any goods are delivered or placed into use. The transactions and use tax that would be established by Measure B is considered to be a “special tax.” As a “special tax,” the revenue generated by Measure B may only be used for specific purposes. The ballot question for Measure B states that the 0.50 percent transactions and use tax will be used “solely to fund fire protection needs for the City of Isleton.” Because this transactions and use tax would be a “special tax,” the City of Isleton would be required to use tax proceeds only for these services. The Measure requires that the City Council appoint a committee to review and make a public report on the revenue generated from Measure B and expenditures of that revenue. Finally, because Measure B is a “special tax,” it will only be approved if it receives a 2/3 (over 66.66%) vote in favor of the Measure. If approved, Measure B would become operative on October 1, 2016, and would remain in effect until September 30, 2021, a period of five years. The tax would expire at the end of the five-year period. A “YES” vote is a vote to approve the ordinance levying the 0.50 percent transactions and use tax. A “NO” vote is a vote against the tax.[2] |
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| —Isleton City Attorney[1] | ||
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 Isleton, California.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [http://www.elections.saccounty.net/ElectionInformation/Pages/InfoUpcomingElect.aspx Sacramento County Elections, "Presidential Primary Election – June 7, 2016," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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