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Lynwood, California, Measure PS, Sales Tax (November 2019)
| Measure PS: Lynwood Sales Tax |
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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 |
| Lynwood, California |
A sales tax extension measure was on the ballot for Lynwood voters in Los Angeles County, California, on November 5, 2019. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of removing the sunset provision from Measure PS of 2016—which authorized a temporary additional sales tax of 1%, thereby allowing the total sales tax rate in the city to remain 10.25% until terminated. |
| A no vote was a vote against removing the sunset provision from Measure PS of 2016, thereby keeping the sunset provision in place to automatically reduce the total sales tax rate in the city to 9.5% in 2026. |
Election results
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Lynwood Measure PS |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,384 | 76.25% | ||
| No | 431 | 23.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To protect and maintain vital city police services, fire protection, street and pothole repair, parks and recreation programs; and other essential services, shall the City of Lynwood remove the 10 year sunset provision from the existing one cent sales and use tax? All funds remain in Lynwood.[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Lynwood City Attorney:
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Lynwood City Voters previously approved a Penny Tax Ballot Measure on November 8, 2016 which enacted a Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance (“Sales Tax Ordinance”) that increased the City’s existing sales tax rate by 1.0%, from 9% to 10%. The total sales tax rate in the City is currently 10.25% which includes State, County and City sales taxes. The existing Sales Tax Ordinance contains a “sunset” provision which automatically reduces the sales tax back to 9.5% in 2026. Measure PS would revise the “sunset” provision so that the total sales tax of 10.25% would remain in effect until terminated. The existing tax is a general sales and use tax. The tax revenues will be deposited in the City’s general fund and may be used for any municipal purpose. The City Council unanimously declared a fiscal emergency and voted to place this removal of the “sunset” provision on the ballot at a special election of the City in order to insure continued funding of public services such as to repair/reconstruct local streets/sidewalks, support Sheriff and fire suppression services, encourage economic development and youth job training programs, improve parks as well as other general City services. An analysis estimates that this measure may raise approximately $5.0 million per year in general fund revenue for the City. The existing sales tax would continue to be administered by the California State Board of Equalization at the same time and in the same manner as before. The tax would not automatically terminate in 2026. Article XIIIC of the California Constitution, commonly known as Prop. 218, requires that the proposed tax be approved by a majority of the voters voting on the ballot measure. A “yes” vote will remove the “sunset” provision returning the sales tax rate to 9.5% and retain the existing 10.25% (combined State, County and City) sales and use tax. A “no” vote will allow the 10.25% sales tax to automatically reduce to 9.50% in 2026.[2] |
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| —Lynwood City Attorney[3] | ||
Path to the ballot
The Lynwood City Council unanimously voted to put Measure PS on the ballot.
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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