Soledad, California, Hotel Tax, Measure F (November 2016)
| Measure F: Soledad Hotel Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local hotel tax Expires in: Never |
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| Local hotel tax on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California Monterey County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
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| Soledad, California |
A hotel tax increase was on the ballot for Soledad voters in Monterey County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the city's hotel tax from 9 percent to 12 percent. |
| A no vote was a vote against this proposal to increase the city's hotel tax from 9 percent to 12 percent. |
Election results
| Measure F | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,226 | 61.44% | ||
| No | 1,397 | 38.56% | ||
- Election results from Monterey County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall Section 3.16.020 of Chapter 3.16 of the Soledad Municipal Code be amended to increase the existing transient occupancy tax, charged only to occupants of City hotels, from nine percent (9%) to twelve percent (12%), increasing the tax collected by an estimated $20,000 for a new estimated annual total of $100,000, with no termination date, to continue to provide funding for essential services such as police, fire, street repair, park maintenance and community programs?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Soledad City Attorney:
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The City Council of the City of Soledad has placed Measure F on the November 8, 2016 Consolidated Statewide Election ballot to ask the voters to consider approval of an ordinance that would amend section 3.16.030 of Chapter 3.16 of the Soledad Municipal Code by increasing the rate of the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax from nine percent (9%) to twelve percent (12%). The City’s Transient Occupancy Tax has remained at 9% since 1992. It is collected from and paid only by those persons staying at hotels, as defined in the Code, within the City for thirty days or less and is not paid by the City’s property owners. The revenues generated by the Transient Occupancy Tax are deposited in the City’s General Fund and can be used for a variety of essential government services, such as police, fire safety, recreation, park and road maintenance, and youth programs. As such, this ballot measure is a “general tax” rather than a “special tax” and requires a simple majority vote for adoption. Staff has estimated that if the proposed increased Transient Occupancy Tax is adopted, the City will collect an additional $20,000 a year for a new estimated annual total of $100,000. A “yes” vote on Measure F is a vote to increase the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax to 12%. A “no” vote is a vote against the increase. Measure F would be approved if it receives a simple majority (over 50%) of “yes” votes.[2] |
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| —Soledad City Attorney[3] | ||
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 Soledad, California.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Monterey County Elections, "Notice of Local Measures," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Monterey County Elections, "Voter Guide," accessed October 24, 2016
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