City of Banning

Shall Mary Hamlin be recalled (removed) from the office of Member, City Council, District 3?

To provide improved park maintenance, park improvements and for other general municipal purposes in Banning, shall an ordinance be adopted authorizing a utility users tax at the rate of $0.015 (one and one-half cent) for each kilowatt-hour of electricity used by an electric energy service user in Banning, which is estimated to generate approximately $2 million in annual revenue, until repealed by the voters, subject to independent financial audits and citizen oversight?

In order to raise between $20,289 and $405,790 annually for general municipal services such as public safety, parks, roads, and senior and youth programs, shall the City of Banning adopt an ordinance imposing a tax on cannabis distribution facilities at an annual rate not to exceed 10% of the distribution facility’s gross receipts until ended by voters, with the Council having discretion to increase or decrease the tax as long as it does not exceed 10%?

To add between $644,800 and $1,289,600 annually for unrestricted general revenue purposes such as police, fire, paramedics, parks, roads, senior programs, and other municipal services, shall a measure imposing a commercial cannabis cultivation tax (set at $15 per square foot of canopy space and potentially increasing to $25 per square foot), and imposing up to 10% tax on gross receipts of cannabis manufacturing and testing laboratory facilities, with both taxes continuing until repealed, be adopted?

To add between $1,168,800 and $1,558,400 in funding annually for unrestricted general revenue purposes such as police, fire, paramedics, parks and recreation, road improvements, capital maintenance, senior and youth programs, and other general municipal services, shall a measure imposing a 10% tax on the gross receipts of cannabis retail businesses in city (with the tax continuing until repealed, and the rate potentially increasing to 15%) be adopted?[

To allow approximately $2,325,000 annually for unrestricted general revenue purposes such as police, fire, paramedics, parks, and senior services while stabilizing electric utility rates, shall an ordinance be adopted authorizing a transfer not to exceed 7.5% of annual electric utility gross revenues to the City's General Fund until December 1, 2021 and 5.5% thereafter, for unlimited duration, and establishing a rate freeze for 3 years, except as needed for financial emergency or bond covenants?

Shall an ordinance be adopted establishing a general mining tax of 80 cents per ton upon the excavation and processing of rock material, and placing the proceeds of these taxes in the City's general fund to be spent for general governmental purposes, which includes police, fire, and maintaining streets and public areas, a well as to pay for studying, correcting and reducing the effects of mining on residents and businesses?

To minimize future cuts and provide funding for essential city services including police, fire, 9-1-1 emergency response, graffiti removal, and maintaining streets and public areas, shall the City of Banning adopt an ordinance to continue the existing Transient Occupancy Tax (which is a hotel bed tax paid when overnight visitors rent a room) at a cap rate of 12% with annual independent audits provided by code, and all funds used to maintain city services in Banning?