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San Benito County, California, Measure H, Business Tax (November 2018)
| Measure H: San Benito County 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 San Benito County, California ballot measures County tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| San Benito County, California |
A business license tax was on the ballot for voters in San Benito County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the county to enact a business tax at the following rates: $118 per business in addition to $0.10 per ton of mineral depletion for mining businesses and either $30 or $118 per business in addition to between $0.66 and $7.80 per employee depending on the type of business. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the county to enact a business tax at the following rates: $118 per business in addition to $0.10 per ton of mineral depletion for mining businesses and either $30 or $118 per business in addition to between $0.66 and $7.80 per employee depending on the type of business. |
Election results
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San Benito County Measure H |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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10,044 | 51.98% | ||
| No | 9,279 | 48.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To provide and increase law enforcement, fire services, road maintenance, and other local governmental services, shall the proposed business license tax ordinance be adopted and enacted to impose a business license tax at a rate of $30 to $118 per business, $.66 to $7.80 per employee, and $.10 per ton of minerals depleted, indexed by a COLA, in the unincorporated area of San Benito County?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the San Benito County Counsel:
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The Board of Supervisors of San Benito County placed Measure H on the ballot. Measure H requires businesses operating within the unincorporated portions of San Benito County to obtain a business license and to pay an annual business license tax. The businesses that would pay the Measure H tax would pay $30 plus an amount based on the number of employees working in the unincorporated portions of the County. Mining businesses would pay a tax of $118.80 plus an amount based upon the number of tons of minerals depleted from the County within the preceding year. If approved, the Measure is expected to raise about $635,000 a year to be used for County services. The tax will continue until voters decide to end it. The measure contains auditing and accountability provisions to ensure taxpayers pay the tax due. All funds raised from the tax can be used in San Benito County. The measure provides for administration of the tax, including penalties for late payments. The measure allows the County to adopt regulations and guidelines to ensure proper implementation of the tax, and the tax is properly apportioned to business activity within the unincorporated portions of the County. The measure also allows the Board of Supervisors to amend the tax, provided the changes do not increase the tax. A ”yes” vote supports imposing a tax on businesses operating within the unincorporated portions of San Benito County. A “no” vote opposes imposing that tax. This measure will take effect only if a majority of those voting cast a “yes” vote at the November 6, 2018 general election.[2] |
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| —San Benito County Counsel[1] | ||
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 governing officials of San Benito County, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Benito County Elections, "Measure H Voter Information Guide," accessed October 15, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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