Seal Beach, California, Measure BB, General Sales Tax (November 2018)
| Measure BB: Seal Beach General Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
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 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: No expiration |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Orange County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Seal Beach, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Seal Beach voters in Orange County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city to enact a 1 percent general sales tax. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city to enact a 1 percent general sales tax. |
Election results
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Seal Beach, California, Measure BB, General Sales Tax (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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7,867 | 58.57% | ||
| No | 5,564 | 41.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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To offset significant budget cuts and state takeaways and maintain City services, including community police patrols, paramedic services, fire protection, marine safety/lifeguards, school safety, 9-1-1 response times, and other essential general services, shall an ordinance be adopted for a one percent sales tax to raise approximately $5,000,000 annually until ended by voters, with independent audits to ensure transparency and funds spent only in Seal Beach?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Seal Beach City Attorney:
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Measure BB is the “Seal Beach Neighborhood and Essential Services Protection Measure.” If approved by the voters, it would adopt Ordinance No. 1671, the City of Seal Beach Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance of 2018 (the “Sales Tax Ordinance”). Measure BB would increase the City’s existing sales tax rate by 1%, or one cent, on every dollar of taxable sales of goods in the City, and on the taxable storage, use or consumption in the City of goods purchased. The proposed tax is a general tax. The City estimates that this Measure will raise approximately $5 million per year in new local revenue for use in the City. The City Council’s adopted ballot question states this new revenue would be used for essential services including community police patrols, paramedic services, fire protection, marine safety and lifeguards, school safety, and 911 response times, as well as other general services. California law gives cities the authority to adopt local tax measures like this one, in the amount proposed, with the voters’ approval. Under current state law, the local tax may not be increased beyond the rate proposed in the Sales Tax Ordinance and will be in effect until ended by the voters. Measure BB was placed on the ballot by the unanimous vote of the Seal Beach City Council. The Sales Tax Ordinance provides that the revenue will be collected by the State of California under a contract in the same way the existing sales tax is collected, and paid over to the City. Accountability over revenue and expenditures from the Sales Tax Ordinance will be part of the City’s annual independent audit, the report of which is available to the public. Financial information also will be disclosed in the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and other public documents. The total sales tax rate paid in Seal Beach, which also includes the sales tax collected for the State of California and other public agencies such as OCTA, is 7.75% now. If the Measure is approved by the voters, the total sales tax rate in the City will be 8.75% subject to any changes in state law. Sales tax is not collected on items such as prescription medications or food bought as groceries. Article XIIIC of the California Constitution, commonly known as Proposition 218, requires that the proposed general tax be approved by a majority of the voters voting on the Measure. A “yes” vote on Measure BB is to adopt the Sales Tax Ordinance. A “no” vote on Measure BB is to not adopt the Sales Tax Ordinance.[2] |
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| —Seal Beach 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 Seal Beach, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orange County Elections, "Measures Appearing on the Ballot," accessed September 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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