Santa Rosa, California, Measure O, Fire Recovery Sales Tax (November 2018)
| Measure O: Santa Rosa Fire Recovery Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: 6 years |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Sonoma County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Santa Rosa, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Santa Rosa voters in Sonoma County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to enact a 0.25 percent sales tax for six years to fund general city purposes. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to enact a 0.25 percent sales tax for six years to fund general city purposes. |
Election results
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Santa Rosa, California, Measure O, Fire Recovery Sales Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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40,348 | 61.57% | ||
| No | 25,184 | 38.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To provide temporary funding to recover from the October 2017 fires and preserve city services including maintaining 9-1-1 emergency response times and neighborhood police patrols; repairing potholes, streets and sidewalks; rebuilding firefighting infrastructure and fire prevention; shall the City of Santa Rosa enact a one-quarter cent sales tax for six years only, generating approximately $9 million annually, for unrestricted general fund purposes, subject to annual audits, with all revenue staying in Santa Rosa?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Santa Rosa City Attorney:
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This measure would amend Chapter 3-29 of the Santa Rosa City Code to establish a new temporary 1/4 cent sales tax within the City of Santa Rosa, raising the City’s sales tax to 8.875% for a period of six years. The additional 1/4 cent tax would expire automatically on March 31, 2025 (or, if the initial operative date of the tax is later than April 1, 2019, at the end of six years from that operative date). The proposed tax is a general sales tax and is anticipated to raise approximately $9 million annually for its duration. All revenues from the tax would be placed in the City’s General Fund and could be used for any City purpose, including general City operations and programs such as police and fire services, street and sidewalk maintenance, public improvements, park and recreational programs, planning and economic development, housing and homeless services, internal City services, and any other governmental function or program. The proposed 1/4 cent sales tax is in addition to, and does not replace, existing sales taxes within Santa Rosa. The tax would be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. The proposed temporary sales tax is authorized by California Revenue and Taxa- tion Code Section 7285.9. It requires approval by two-thirds of the City Council and a majority of the qualified voters voting on the measure. On July 24, 2018, the Santa Rosa City Council considered the measure, and all six Council members present voted affirmatively to place this measure on the ballot. One Council mem-ber was absent from the meeting.[2] |
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| —Santa Rosa City Attorney[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 Santa Rosa, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Santa Rosa, "Ballot Measure Filings," accessed October 11, 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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