City of Downey

To maintain Downey's long-term financial stability and general city services such as 911 response and fire/police protection; prevent crimes/thefts; recruit/retain well-trained firefighters/police officers; help ensure children have safe places to play; repair streets/potholes; shall an ordinance establishing a 1/4¢ sales tax providing approximately $6,000,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring audits, public spending disclosures/all funds locally controlled benefiting Downey residents, be adopted?

Shall Catherine Alvarez be recalled (removed) from the office of City Councilmember, Council District 3 of the City of Downey?

Shall the measure to increase the rate of the City's Transient Occupancy (Room) Tax from 9% to 13%, providing approximately $950,000 annually until ended by voters for general government use such as City parks, streets and public safety, and applying the tax to all rent charged to hotel guests, including by online travel and short term rental companies, for transient occupancy of any hotel, be adopted?

To maintain and improve city services including city-run police and fire departments, paramedic/9-1-1 emergency response, anti-gang/drug/crime programs, school safety, after-school and seniors programs; ensure fire engines and emergency vehicles have updated equipment; and repair streets/potholes; shall the ordinance to increase the sales tax by one-half of one percent, providing $9,000,000 annually, to expire after 20 years, requiring audits, public disclosure of funds, and all funds only for Downey be adopted?

Shall section 702 of the Charter be amended to remove the requirement that the City shall provide for the staffing of the police and fire departments through its own staff and to remove the requirement that a two-thirds advisory vote is necessary before the City Council may consider alternative methods or agreements for providing police and fire services?

Shall an ordinance be adopted to reduce the tax on telecommunication services from 5% to 4.8%; modernize the ordinance to treat taxpayers equally regardless of technology used; and to preserve funding of general City services, such as police, fire protection, street maintenance; and for parks and recreation, library and senior citizen programs; subject to an annual independent audit?