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Tracy, California, Sales Tax, Measure V (November 2016)
| Measure V: Tracy Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: 20 years |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California San Joaquin County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
| See also |
| Tracy, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Tracy voters in San Joaquin County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of imposing an additional 0.5 percent sales tax for 20 years to fund general city services. |
| A no vote was a vote against imposing an additional 0.5 percent sales tax for 20 years to fund general city services. |
Election results
| Measure V | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 17,339 | 63.67% | ||
| No | 9,895 | 36.33% | ||
- Election results from San Joaquin Registrar of Voters
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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To provide funding for City services/facilities, including: police (patrol, 911, command, gang/narcotics enforcement, crime investigations, other police services); fire protection, emergency, and other fire services; support services; street, median, and park repair/maintenance; senior/youth services; planning and business retention/attraction; building facilities (such as parks/sports fields); other general services; shall the City of Tracy enact a 1/2¢ sales tax for 20 years, providing $7 million dollars annually, with citizens’ oversight, and all funds spent locally?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Tracy City Attorney:
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The Tracy City Council has placed Measure V on the ballot to ask the voters of Tracy if the City should enact a one-half cent sales tax for twenty years. The sales tax is also referred to as a transactions and use tax. If Measure V is approved by a majority of the voters (50% plus one or more voters), the proposed increased sales tax would start being collected in 2017 and will expire twenty years after it starts being collected. The proposed increased City of Tracy sales tax would be collected at the same time and in the same manner as existing sales taxes and would generate approximately seven-million-dollars annually. This one-half cent sales tax would be a general tax, meaning that the revenue raised from the tax would go into the City's general fund and could be used for any municipal governmental purpose. Municipal governmental purposes include but are not limited to: police (patrol, 911, command, gang and narcotics enforcement, crime investigations, other police services); fire protection, emergency services, and other fire services; support services, street median, and park repair and maintenance; senior and youth services; planning and business retention and attraction; building facilities (such as parks and sports fields); and other general services. If Measure V is approved, the City’s independent auditors will be required to complete a financial audit report, by no later than December 31st of each year, which will include the revenue raised and expended by this tax. Also, if Measure V is approved, the Tracy City Council will establish a Residents’ Oversight Committee to review the expenditure of the revenue from this tax prior to any collection of the tax. The terms of the Committee members and their specific duties will be established by resolution of the City Council. The above statement is an impartial analysis of the measure. If you desire a copy of the measure, please call the Tracy City Clerk at (209) 831-6101 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you. [2] |
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| —Tracy 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 Tracy, California.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Local Measures to be voted for in the November 8, 2016 Election," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Sample Ballot," accessed November 1, 2016
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