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Novato, California, Measure Q, Hotel Tax (November 2020)
| Novato Measure Q | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local hotel tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Novato Measure Q was on the ballot as a referral in Novato on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing a 2% increase to the city's hotel tax generating an estimated $400,000 per year for city services including COVID-19 recovery, law enforcement, emergency response, street repair, business recovery and disaster response. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing a 2% increase to the city's hotel tax generating an estimated $400,000 per year for city services including COVID-19 recovery, law enforcement, emergency response, street repair, business recovery and disaster response. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure Q.
Election results
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Novato Measure Q |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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20,473 | 76.35% | ||
| No | 6,343 | 23.65% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Q was as follows:
| “ | To continue funding, for Novato only, that cannot be taken by Sacramento, for general city services including, but not limited to: local COVID-19 crisis relief/recovery; neighborhood police patrols; 9-1-1 emergency response; repairing potholes/streets; supporting business community recovery; disaster response; shall an ordinance increasing the City of Novato’s existing transient occupancy tax by 2% (paid only by hotel/lodging guests), until ended by voters, providing an additional $400,000 annually, with citizens' oversight, independent audits, be adopted? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Novato.
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Footnotes
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