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Monrovia, California, Measure K, Sales Tax Increase (November 2019)
| Measure K: Monrovia City 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 |
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| Monrovia, California |
A city sales tax increase measure was on the ballot for Monrovia 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 Monrovia to enact a 0.75% sales 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 Monrovia to enact a 0.75% sales tax for general usage, thereby keeping the total sales tax rate in the city at 9.5%. |
Election results
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Monrovia Measure K |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,803 | 63.36% | ||
| No | 1,621 | 36.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To keep local sales tax dollars in Monrovia to fund general city services, including community center improvements, police, fire, 911, senior services, parks, recreation, clean water and others, shall the Monrovia Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance of 2019, placed on the ballot by the City Council, be approved, imposing a 0.75% transactions and use (sales) tax to collect approximately $4.5 million annually spent only in Monrovia, with a Citizens Advisory Committee and annual spending plan?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Monrovia City Attorney:
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Measure K is the “Keep Monrovia Revenue Local Sales and Use Tax Measure.” If approved by the voters, it would adopt the City of Monrovia Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance of 2019 (the “Sales Tax Ordinance”). Measure K would increase the City’s existing sales tax rate by 0.75%, or three quarters of one cent, on every dollar of taxable sales of goods in the City, and on the taxable storage, use or consumption in the City of goods purchased. The Measure would be a general tax. The City estimated that this Measure will raise approximately $4.5 million per year in new local revenue for use in the City. The City Council’s adopted ballot question states this new revenue would be used for essential general city services including community center improvements, police, fire, 911, senior services, parks and recreation, clean water and other general purposes. California law gives cities the authority to adopt local measures like this one, in the amount proposed, with the approval of the voters. Under current state law, the local tax rate may not be increased beyond the rate proposed in the Sales Tax Ordinance and will be in effect until ended by the voters. Measure K was placed on the ballot by the unanimous vote of the Monrovia City Council. The Sales Tax Ordinance provides that the revenue will be collected by the State of California under a contract in the same way the existing sales tax is collected, and paid over to the City. Accountability over revenue and expenditures from the Sales Tax Ordinance will be ensured by the appointment of a Citizen’s Advisory Committee and an annual spending plan approved by the City Council. The funds from the Sales Tax Ordinance will be part of the City’s annual independent audit, the report of which is available to the public. Financial information also is disclosed in the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and other public documents. The total sales tax rate paid in Monrovia, which includes the sales tax collected for the State of California, Los Angeles County, and other public agencies such as the Metropolitan Transit Authority, is 9.5% now. If the Measure is approved by the voters, the total sales tax rate in the City would be 10.25%, subject to any changes in state law. Sales tax is not collected on items such as prescription medications or food bought as groceries. Article XIIIC of the California Constitution, commonly known as Proposition 218, requires that the proposed general tax be approved by a majority of the voters voting on the Measure. A “yes” vote on Measure K is to adopt the Sales Tax Ordinance. A “no” vote on Measure K is to not adopt the Sales Tax Ordinance.[2] |
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| —Monrovia 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 Monrovia 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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