Woodland, California, Sales Tax, Measure F (November 2016)
| Measure F: Woodland Sales Tax |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
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| Local sales tax Expires in: 12 years |
| Related articles |
| Local sales tax on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California Yolo County, California ballot measures City tax on the ballot |
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| Woodland, California |
A sales tax measure was on the ballot for Woodland voters in Yolo County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of extending the city's 0.5 percent sales tax for 12 years to 2030. |
| A no vote was a vote against extending the city's 0.5 percent sales tax for 12 years to 2030. |
Election results
| Measure F | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 13,376 | 64.97% | |||
| No | 7,212 | 35.03% | ||
- Election results from Yolo County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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Shall Ordnance No. 1599 which would authorize the City of Woodland to continue to collect an existing one-half cent sales tax for a period of twelve years, and would not increase taxes, for general city services including, but not limited to, street maintenance, parks and facility capital projects, and public safety, be adopted? [2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Woodland City Attorney:
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Measure F, if approved by a majority of the voters voting on the measure, will continue for twelve years a one-half cent sales tax previously adopted by City of Woodland voters in 2006 (Measure E). Unless the extension is approved by the voters, the existing one-half cent sales tax will sunset and expire on September 30, 2018. If Measure F is adopted, it will extend the one-half cent sales tax until December 30, 2030. Measure F proposes to raise revenue for general City of Woodland purposes by continuing the current one-half cent sales tax within the City of Woodland. The current one-half cent sales tax generates approximately $4.5 million annually to the City. The tax would be paid in addition to current state and local sales taxes and would continue to be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the existing sales tax. State law allows the City to levy a transaction and use (i.e. a “sales”) tax at certain rates, including a 0.5 percent rate f the tax is approved by a majority of the voters voting on the measure. The City Council of the City of Woodland voted on June 21, 2016 to place Measure F on the ballot. Measure F would continue the existing sales tax, which is used for city services, programs, and facilities. Measure F would maintain the overall effective sales tax rate in the City of Woodland at 8.25%. Because this tax would continue to be a “general tax,” the City would be able to use the tax proceeds for any legal governmental purpose without restriction. The City would not be legally bound n any way to use the tax monies for any special purpose or for any particular program or service. The City would continue to be required to annually prepare a detailed report of income and expenditures of sales tax revenues and to present the report to the public and to publish it in local newspapers. [2] |
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| —Woodland 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 Woodland, California.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yolo Elections Office, "Local Measures for November 8, 2016," accessed October 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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