Laguna Beach, California, Hotel Tax Increase, Measure LL (November 2016)
| Measure LL: Laguna Beach Hotel Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local hotel tax Expires in: Never |
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| See also |
| Laguna Beach, California |
A hotel tax increase was on the ballot for Laguna Beach voters in Orange County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the transient occupancy tax (hotel tax) rate from 10 to 12 percent. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the transient occupancy tax (hotel tax) rate from 10 to 12 percent. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 10,508 | 78.72% | ||
| No | 2,840 | 21.28% | ||
- Election results from Orange County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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To provide services and improvements needed to accommodate millions of annual visitors, protect beaches from pollution and provide fire, police protection and emergency response, parking, utility undergrounding to prevent fires and power outages, and other services and improvements, shall City of Laguna Beach adopt an ordinance increasing transient occupancy taxes paid only by hotel and other rental guests from 10% to 12% until ended by voters, providing approximately $2,000,000 annually, with audits, all funds only for Laguna Beach?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Laguna Beach City Attorney:
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The City Council has authorized the placement of a measure on the ballot seeking voter approval of an ordinance that would amend the Laguna Beach Municipal Code to raise the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) from the current rate of ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) of the rent that is charged to guests for lodging at a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or other temporary or short-term rental lodging in the City. The TOT is a tax paid by such guests who stay for a period of thirty consecutive days or less. The TOT is collected at the time rent is paid by the guests. The revenues derived from the proposed increase in the TOT rate would be deposited in the City’s General Fund and would be used for general governmental operations and services, such as the protection of beaches from pollution, police and fire protection and emergency response services, public works, utility undergrounding to prevent fire and power outages, and other services and improvements. This measure therefore proposes a general tax and requires a simple majority vote for adoption. A “yes” vote on Measure LL would approve the ordinance increasing the transient occupancy tax rate from 10% to 12%. A “no” vote on Measure LL would disapprove the ordinance increasing the transient occupancy tax rate and keep the TOT rate at 10%. The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure LL. If you desire a copy of the measure, please call the City Clerk’s office at (949) 497-0705 and a copy will be provided at no cost to you. |
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| —Laguna Beach City Attorney[1] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure was available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Laguna Beach, California.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Measure LL," accessed October 10, 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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