City of Marysville

Shall the measure, without raising taxes, to protect and maintain City of Marysville's services, including Police and Fire Departments, neighborhood police patrols, 911 emergency response times, street repaving and pothole repairs, emergency preparedness and for general government use, to continue an existing voter-approved one-cent sales tax, until ended by voters, providing an estimated $3.9 million a year, with independent audits, an oversight committee and all money locally controlled, be adopted?

To fund general municipal expenses such as police, fire, roads and recreation, shall the City tax cannabis or hemp businesses at annual rates not to exceed $10.00 per canopy square foot for cultivation (adjustable for inflation), 6% of gross receipts for retail cannabis businesses, and 4% for all other cannabis businesses; which is expected to generate an estimated $300,000 to $470,000 annually and will be levied until repealed by the voters or the City Council?

Shall the ordinance amending the Marysville Municipal Code to add a “Cannabis Business Tax” effective July 1, 2016 on marijuana businesses to help fund general city services at a rate not to exceed 15% of gross receipts for the licensed sale of medical and non-medical marijuana, and not to exceed $25 per square foot on the cultivation of cannabis by licensed growers, estimated to generate $650,000 annually, with no termination date and annual adjustments by a consumer price index, be adopted?

Shall the City of Marysville enact a 1% sales tax (Transactions and Use Tax) for general municipal purposes, such as fire safety, police protection and emergency response services, traffic safety, streets and sidewalks repair, park improvements and maintenance, reducing debt and rebuilding financial reserves, with the following restrictions? This tax shall expire after ten years, on October 31, 2026. Annually, the City shall publish a report of how much tax revenue was received and how that money was used.

Shall the City of Marysville enact a one-cent sales tax (Transactions and Use Tax) for general government purposes, such as: public safety, community infrastructure and debt service, with the following mandatory restrictions? [This sales tax will expire after ten years on March 31, 2025.][The citizens shall receive annually a published report of revenue and disbursements, following a public hearing.]

(ADVISORY) If Measure W is approved, should the proceeds fund fire and police protection, traffic safety, street and sidewalk repair, park maintenance and debt service?