Tuolumne County

(ADVISORY) Measure A is not a tax. It is an advisory measure telling current and future Tuolumne County leadership how voters wish Measure Z funds to be spent, if approved. Do you support Measure Z funds being prioritized to maintain competitive deputy sheriff compensation, sustain new and existing fire stations, and increase rural, residential road maintenance?

To support essential Tuolumne County services including law enforcement, fire services, and road maintenance, shall the measure increasing the Sales Tax (Transactions and Use Tax) rate from 7.25% to 8 .25% in the unincorporated areas of Tuolumne County, providing approximately $6,200,000 in annual revenue that cannot be taken by the State, subject to an annual audit, and expiring in 20 years, be adopted?

To protect and improve essential Sheriff, Fire, and Road services, shall an ordinance be adopted authorizing a one percent Transactions and Use Tax (sales tax) in the unincorporated areas of the County providing approximately $6,400,000 annually that exclusively funds and is split between Sheriff (40%), Fire (40%), and Road (20%) services with annual public audits and expiring after 10 years unless renewed by voters?

For the continued funding of general services impacted by tourism, such as fire safety, road maintenance, law enforcement, animal control, libraries and parks, shall the measure increasing the existing Transient Occupancy Tax (“Tourism Tax”) from 10% to 12%, applying only to guests of hotels and other short-term lodging in the unincorporated areas of Tuolumne County, and expanding its application to campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks, generating an estimated $1,850,000 annually, be adopted? (Duration: until repealed)

Shall an ordinance be adopted authorizing the County of Tuolumne to collect a one percent Transactions and Use Tax (sales tax) in the unincorporated areas of the County for unrestricted general revenue purposes, providing approximately $4,500,000 annually until ended by voters?

Shall the measure increasing the transient occupancy tax from ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%) and expanding application of the tax to campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks in the unincorporated areas of Tuolumne County, to address the impacts of tourism on roads, emergency response and other County services, providing approximately $1,850,000 annually for unrestricted general revenue purposes until ended by voters, be adopted?

Shall the County ordinance be adopted adding Chapter 3.30 to the Tuolumne County Ordinance Code imposing a 0%-15% gross receipts tax on commercial cannabis businesses (but no less than $0-$15 per square foot for cultivation businesses as annually increased by a consumer price index) in the unincorporated area of Tuolumne County, and authorizing the Board of Supervisors to implement and adjust the tax at its discretion, with funds staying local for unrestricted general revenue purposes, including but not limited to public safety, health, environmental protection and addressing industry impacts, unless repealed or amended by voters?

Shall the measure adopting an ordinance imposing a business license tax at a rate of up to fifteen percent (15%) of gross receipts on cannabis businesses, to help fund general municipal services; and increasing the City’s appropriations limit for the Fiscal Years 2019-2023 by the amount of tax proceeds received, be adopted?

Shall the special tax for ambulance services levied on certain improved residential and commercial parcels in the South County Ambulance Zone of County Service Area No. 21, as proposed in Resolution No. 11-18, be continued and increased from $70.00 to $90.00 per parcel per year?

May affordable rental housing be developed, constructed or acquired with public funds within the unicorporated area of the County of Tuolumne in an amount that does not exceed 60 units annually, with any units not used carrying over to the next year's allotment, and only after satisfying the public review process?

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Shall the Groveland Community Services District (the “District”) be authorized to levy an annual special tax of $107 per improved parcel and $53 per unimproved parcel on each non-exempt parcel in the District for ten years, subject to an annual increase of $3.00 in the amount of the special tax, with the proceeds of the special tax to fund only wages and benefits for the District’s fire protection and emergency medical services personnel?