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Lodi, California, Measure L, Sales Tax (November 2018)
| Measure L: Lodi 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 San Joaquin County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Lodi, California |
A sales tax was on the ballot for Lodi voters in San Joaquin County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of allowing the city to impose a sales tax of $0.005 to fund general city purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against allowing the city to impose a sales tax of $0.005 to fund general city purposes. |
Election results
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Lodi, California, Measure L, Sales Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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11,295 | 58.70% | ||
| No | 7,947 | 41.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To make neighborhoods safer, maintain/improve essential City of Lodi services including: reducing crime; maintaining neighborhood police patrols/gang violence intervention/prevention; fixing potholes/city streets; maintaining neighborhood fire stations; enhancing rapid police/fire response times by restoring firefighter and adding police positions; maintaining recreation facilities/programs; and other general fund purposes; shall the City of Lodi measure enacting an ongoing half cent local sales tax, providing $5,400,000 annually, with independent citizen oversight, and funds spent locally, be adopted?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Lodi City Attorney:
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Measure L seeks voter approval of a one-half cent (0.50$) general transactions and use tax (commonly referred to as a "sales tax"). If approved, the one-half cent sales tax would be paid in addition to the current sales tax and collected by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration at the same time and in the same manner as the existing sales tax Measure L was placed on the ballot by unanimous vote Of the Lodi City Council. Measure L will not become law unless approved by a majority of the qualified voters submitting ballots at the November 6, 2018 general election. If Measure L is approved, the local sales tax in the City of Lodi will increase from the current rate of 7.75% to 8.25%. Measure L would be ongoing unless amended or repealed by the voters. The City estimates Measure L will generate $5,400,000 in annual revenue. The California Constitution prevents the state government from taking local sales tax revenue; therefore, revenue under Measure L would be protected and dedicated to local use for the benefit of the City of Lodi and its residents. Measure L proposes an ongoing general tax which may be used for any lawful purpose. In its findings for Measure L, the Lodi City Council stated it based its decision to propose the sales tax increase on the lack of current and projected local revenues sufficient to: Maintain and enhance rapid police and fire response times; restore firefighter and add police positions; Maintain neighborhood police patrols and fire stations; Maintain library hours; Repair potholes and local streets; Maintain recreation facilities and programs; Address homelessness; and Other essential City services. Measure L requires the current and all future City Councils to prepare an "annual accountability report" for the benefit of the citizens of the City of Lodi and in order to assure accountability in the expenditure of the additional tax revenue. The report must be presented at a public meeting and posted on the City's website. The "annual accountability report" must publicly disclose how much revenue is collected under Measure L and the amount and purpose of tax supported expenditures by the City. The report must also be reviewed in public by a citizens' oversight committee with the legal duty to meet annually to review the previous year's expenditure of the increased tax revenue and to report its findings at a public hearing to the City Council and the citizens of Lodi. In addition, Measure L calls for the City's independent auditors to annually audit the collection, management, and expenditure of the tax revenue during their annual audit of City finances. Measure L was placed on the ballot by action of the City Council of the City of Lodi on July 18, 2018, in accordance with California Revenue and Taxation Code section 7285.9, Ordinance No. 1953, and Resolution No. 2018-140. [2] |
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| —Lodi 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 Lodi, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Joaquin County, "Local Ballot Measures," accessed October 17, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Lodi, "Impartial Analysis of Measure L," accessed October 18, 2018
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