Scotts Valley, California, Measure N, Hotel Tax Increase (November 2018)
| Measure N: Scotts Valley Hotel Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
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 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local hotel tax Expires in: No expiration |
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| Local hotel tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Santa Cruz County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
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| Scotts Valley, California |
A measure to increase the hotel tax was on the ballot for Scotts Valley voters in Santa Cruz County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the hotel tax (also known as the Transient Occupancy Tax) in Scotts Valley from 10 percent to 11 percent. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the hotel tax in Scotts Valley from 10 percent to 11 percent. |
Election results
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Scotts Valley, California, Measure N, Hotel Tax Increase (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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4,038 | 68.07% | ||
| No | 1,894 | 31.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City of Scotts Valley adopt an ordinance amending Section 3.24.030 of the Municipal Code raising the transient occupancy tax rate from 10% to 11%?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Scotts Valley City Attorney:[3]
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This ballot measure, if adopted by City voters, would amend the Scotts Valley Municipal Code by raising the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) rate from the current rate of 10 percent to 11 percent. The Transient Occupancy Tax is a tax paid by hotel and motel guests who spend fewer than 30 consecutive days in a hotel or motel in the City. The tax is on the room rent paid. For example, a hotel guest currently pays $10 tax per night on a $100 hotel room. If the ballot measure is adopted, the hotel guest would pay $11 tax per night on a $100 hotel room. All of the City's transient occupancy tax revenue is deposited into the City's General Fund and used to pay for City operations and programs, including police services, recreation, park maintenance, the repair of streets and roads, and other essential City services. This ballot measure therefore proposes a "general purpose tax" rather than a "special purpose tax" and requires a simple majority vote for adoption. Since many of the City's hotel/motel guests are non-City residents who are tourists or City visitors, much of the increased tax revenue generated by this measure, if adopted by the voters, would be paid by non-City residents. The tax revenue will underwrite the costs of providing municipal services to local visitors and City residents. A “Yes” vote will increase the tax from 10% to 11%. A “No” vote will leave the tax unchanged. This ballot measure has been placed on the ballot by the Scotts Valley City Council.[2] |
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| —Scotts Valley City Attorney | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a unanimous (5-0) vote of the Scotts Valley City Council on June 20, 2018.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 County of Santa Cruz, "Local Measures on the November 6, 2018 Ballot," accessed August 14, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ County of Santa Cruz, "Measure N," accessed August 22, 2018
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