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Monterey, California, Measure Y, Hotel Tax (November 2020)
| Monterey Measure Y | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local hotel tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Monterey Measure Y was on the ballot as a referral in Monterey on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing a hotel tax increase from 10% to 12% on the cost of rooms and expanding the applicability to online travel companies generating an estimated $2.8-5.6 million per year for the Neighborhood and Community Improvement Program and other essential services. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing a hotel tax increase from 10% to 12% on the cost of rooms and expanding the applicability to online travel companies generating an estimated $2.8-5.6 million per year for the Neighborhood and Community Improvement Program and other essential services. |
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote was required for the approval of Measure Y.
Election results
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Monterey Measure Y |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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9,659 | 71.70% | ||
| No | 3,812 | 28.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Y was as follows:
| “ | Shall the measure be adopted to increase transient occupancy tax (hotel tax) from 10% to 12% on the cost of rooms paid by hotel guests, with 16% of proceeds allocated to the Neighborhood and Community Improvement Program, and 84% to essential services such as parks, recreation, library, emergency response, facility rehabilitation, and other unrestricted expenditures, and expanding the tax to apply to online travel companies, providing $2.8 to $5.6 million annually, effective until repealed by voters? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Monterey.
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