Utility Tax
Revenues: Tax Creation/Incr./Contin.
Threshold: Majority
To maintain critical City services, including neighborhood patrols, crime prevention, anti‐drug/ gang‐prevention programs, 9‐1‐1 emergency response, fire protection services, City streets, repairing potholes, keeping the Senior Center open, maintaining school police officers, parks/ recreation programs, and other city services, shall the City of Newark extend the existing, voter‐approved utility users tax for 5 years, reducing the rate from 3.5% to 3.25%, exempting seniors and low‐income residents, requiring independent audits, with no money for Sacramento?