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Ojai, California, Measure C, Hotel Tax (March 2020)

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Ojai Measure C
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Election date
March 3, 2020
Topic
Local hotel tax
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Referral
Origin
Lawmakers


A hotel tax measure was on the ballot for Ojai voters in Ventura County, California, on March 3, 2020.[1] It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported increasing the special transient occupancy tax, also known as a hotel tax, from 10 percent to 15 percent.
A "no" vote opposed increasing the special transient occupancy tax to 15 percent, thereby keeping the tax rate at 10 percent.


Election results

Ojai Measure C

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

2,846 83.09%
No 579 16.91%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall the measure to fund capital improvement and other projects by imposing an additional 5% special transient occupancy tax (hotel tax) on hotel guests, expressly confirming the existing “rent” definition as including resort fees, cancelation fees, parking fees, and similar fees, raising approximately $1,300,000 - $1,700,000 in additional annual revenue to fund City capital improvement and maintenance projects, including street paving; and fire mitigation, code enforcement, and climate change mitigation; until voters decide otherwise, be adopted?[2]


Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Ojai City Council.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ventura County Elections Office, "March 3, 2020, Local Measures," accessed February 10, 2020
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.