City of Colton

Shall the office of Colton City Clerk be appointive?

To maintain funding for police patrols, to address homelessness, gang, drug and crime prevention, fire protection, paramedics, 911 emergency response, to maintain senior and youth services, library services, parks, sidewalks, roads, to clean and maintain public areas, and for general government use; shall a measure establishing a one-cent sales tax providing approximately $9,500,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring independent audits and guaranteeing all funds are controlled locally be adopted?

Starting with the November 8, 2022 election, shall the Colton City Council be reduced in number from 6 members with an at-large Mayor to 4 members with an at-large Mayor, and shall members of the Colton City Council be elected by 4 districts as described in Ordinance No. O-09-18, which the Mayor of the City of Colton being elected on a citywide basis by the voters of the entire City?

Shall the City of Colton adopt an ordinance enacting a tax on cannabis businesses of up to $25 per square food of space utilized for cannabis cultivation/processing, and up to 10% of gross receipts from the sale of cannabis and related products, generating approximately $2,100,000 annually for general City services, such as police and emergency response, parks and youth/senior services, and street repair, until ended by voters?

To provide approximately $5,000,000 annually in additional funding that will remain under local control for Colton general city services, including police, fire paramedics, parks, libraries, youth and senior services, shall an ordinance be adopted authorizing a transfer not to exceed 20% of annual electric utility gross revenues to the City of Colton's General Fund, until ended by voters?

Shall the City of Colton increase the Transient Occupancy (Room) Tax rate from 10% to 12.5%, with the extra 2.5% rate increase generating approximately $150,000 annually that will specifically pay for the construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of the City's athletic/recreational fields and related facilities, until ended by voters, and to apply the Tax to all rent charged by hotel operators, including online travel and short term rental companies, for transient occupancy of any hotel room?

To add approximately $4,800,000 in funding annually for general city services such as police, fire, paramedics, parks, libraries and senior services while stabilizing electric utility rates; shall an ordinance be adopted authorizing a transfer not to exceed 20% of annual electric utility gross revenues to the City’s General Fund reverting back to a 12.39% maximum on June 30, 2021, and establishing a freeze on electric utility rates for 5 years, except in cases of financial emergency?