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Ukiah, California, Sales Tax Increase, Measure Y (November 2016)
| Measure Y: Ukiah Sales Tax Increase |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local sales tax Expires in: Never |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California Mendocino County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
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| Ukiah, California |
A measure to establish a one-half percent sales tax was on the ballot for Ukiah voters in Mendocino County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of implementing a one-half percent sales tax in order to fund city services such as street repair and maintenance, thereby increasing the total sales tax rate in the city to 8.625 percent. |
| A no vote was a vote against implementing a one-half percent sales tax in order to fund city services such as street repair and maintenance, thereby leaving the total sales tax rate in the city at 8.125 percent. |
Election results
| Measure Y | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,905 | 51.5% | ||
| No | 2,736 | 48.5% | ||
- Election results from Mendocino County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall Ordinance No. 1165 be adopted to impose as a general tax and additional transaction (sales) and use tax of one-half percent within the city limits of the City of Ukiah to fund essential City services, including street repair and maintenance? Such tax increase is estimated to raise $2,470,000 annually at a rate of .5%. The duration of the tax will continue unless or until the tax is repealed by majority vote in a municipal election[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Ukiah City Attorney:
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If approved by a majority vote, this ballot measure would approve an ordinance increasing the general one-half of one percent (0.5%) transaction and use tax in the City of Ukiah by an additional one-half of one percent (0.5), making the total transaction and use tax approved by City voters one percent (1%). This tax will be added to the existing 7.5% statewide sales tax and the existing 1/8 of one percent (0.125%) special Mendocino County transaction and use tax funding the County library, making the total sales tax on goods sold in the City 8.625%. On a purchase of $100, the proposed additional tax would increase the sales tax by fifty cents ($.50). Under state law the maximum combined locally adopted transaction and use taxes in Mendocino County cannot exceed 2%. If the voters approve Measure Y, the combined City and County locally adopted transaction and use tax in the City will not exceed the 2% maximum. The City receives 1% of the current 7.5% statewide sales tax which goes into the City General Fund and can be spent for any city purpose. State law authorizes a city like Ukiah to seek voter approval for additional locally adopted transaction and use tax, which are assessed and collected in the same way as sales tax. This additional transaction and use tax must also be treated as general fund revenue which may be spent for any general fund purpose, including, but not limited to, the maintenance and repair of City streets. Under existing state law, these funds must be used exclusively for the municipal purposes of the City of Ukiah and may not be diverted by the state for any other use. The ordinance imposing the tax may only be amended or repealed by the voters in a municipal election. The tax will be administered by the California State Board of Equalization (“SBOE”) under a contract with the City. Because of the time required by the SBOE to begin collecting the tax, the ordinance does not become operative until 110 days after it is approved by the voters. If approved at the November 8, 2016, election, the tax increase would become operative on February 26, 2017.[2] |
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| —Ukiah 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 Ukiah, California.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mendocino County, "Candidate List CONSOLIDATED General Election November 8, 2016," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mendocino County, "Measure Y," accessed October 4, 2016
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