Kings County

Shall the Kings County Fire and Emergency Services .5 percent Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance be adopted? The tax is anticipated to permanently generate an approximate $11,700,000 per year. Tax proceeds would be used exclusively to support the personnel, infrastructure and equipment needs of the Kings County Fire Department.

Shall the Public Safety ¼ cent Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance be adopted? The County and its four cities anticipate the measure will permanently generate approximately $4 million annually to be used exclusively for the police and fire departments of these five municipalities. The tax would not be levied if the ¼ cent Proposition 30 sales tax is extended by the state beyond January 1, 2017. 

Shall the Public Safety 1/4 cent Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance be adopted? The County and its four cities anticipate the measure will permanently generate approximately $4 million annually to be used exclusively for the police and fire departments of these five municipalities. The tax would not be levied if the 1/4 cent Proposition 30 sales tax is extended by the state beyond January 1, 2017.