City of Manteca

To provide funding that stays in Manteca to benefit residents, used for street and traffic improvements (including potholes), job creation, local business support, homeless services, youth services, enhance public safety facilities and services, and other quality of life services, shall the City enact a temporary ¾-cent increase in sales tax (from 8.25% to 9%), for 20 years, generating approximately $13 million annually, with mandatory annual audits and review of expenditures through a citizens’ oversight committee?

Shall the measure adopting an ordinance to maintain City of Manteca services, such as fire protection; emergency response times/disaster preparedness; keeping public spaces safe/clean; pothole/street repairs; crime prevention; local business/jobs support; youth/teen recreation and after-school programs; and other general services, by establishing a 1¢ per dollar (1.0%) sales tax until ended by voters, generating approximately $12,000,000 annually, with independent citizen oversight, and all funds used locally, be adopted?

Shall the measure adopting a City of Manteca ordinance to increase an ongoing transient occupancy tax (TOT - hotel tax) from 9% to 12% on hotel charges, increasing the existing hotel tax by 3%, generating an estimated $450,000 to provide essential public services and improvements needed to support our City, be adopted?