Mountain View, California, Measure P, Per-Employee Business Tax (November 2018)
| Measure P: Mountain View Per-Employee Business Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local business tax Expires in: No expiration |
| Related articles |
| Local business tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Santa Clara County, California ballot measures Local business regulation on the ballot |
| See also |
| Mountain View, California |
A per-employee business tax was on the ballot for Mountain View voters in Santa Clara County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to enact a per-employee business license tax based on number of employees. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to enact a per-employee business license tax based on number of employees. |
Election results
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Mountain View, California, Measure P, Per-Employee Business Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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19,011 | 71.05% | ||
| No | 7,747 | 28.95% | ||
Measure design
This measure was designed to apply an annual per-employee tax to businesses based on the average number of employees over the previous four quarters at the time a report is submitted to the State of California Employment Development Department. Businesses with 50 or fewer employees would pay a flat fee of between $100 and $400 for business registration and licensing. Businesses with more than 50 employees would also pay a flat fee, ranging from $400 for those with between 51 and 500 employees up to $584,150 for businesses with over 5,000 employees. In addition to these fees, businesses with over 50 employees would pay a tax of $75 to $150 per employee based on the company's size.[1]
As of 2018, Mountain View's largest employer and only business with over 5,000 employees was Google, with 23,324 employees according to city data. Revenue from the tax would go into the city's general fund.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[2]
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Shall the measure to fund critical City needs such as reducing traffic congestion, enhancing bicycle/pedestrian friendly routes, providing housing affordable for a range of incomes/homeless services, by imposing a business license tax of between $8 and $149 per employee on average, with larger companies paying more per employee, generating about $6 million yearly for unrestricted general revenue purposes, until ended by voters, with independent yearly audits, be adopted?[3] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
On June 26, 2018, the Mountain View City Council voted unanimously to place this measure on the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Mountain View, "Agenda," June 26, 2018
- ↑ Santa Clara County, "List of Local Measures," accessed August 27, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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