City of Paramount

Shall the measure with no tax increase on residents and providing funding for general services such as public safety, 911 emergency response, gang prevention, street repairs, keeping public areas/parks safe, by updating Paramount's existing Business License Tax to apply to gross receipts (rates benefitting small businesses set forth in the measure) generating approximately $350,000 (three hundred fifty thousand dollars) annually until ended by voters, requiring spending disclosure, funds used locally, be adopted?

To maintain City of Paramount public safety; gang prevention, youth/afterschool programs; neighborhood Sheriff patrols; protect local clean drinking water supplies; address homelessness; repair streets/potholes; maintain storm drains/prevent flooding; clean up illegal dumping; make public areas safe/clean, and keep local sales tax revenue in Paramount supporting general services; shall the City of Paramount adopt an ordinance establishing a ¾¢ sales tax providing approximately $4,500,000 annually, subject to annual independent audits?

To preserve youth after-school educational programs; 9-1-1 emergency response; neighborhood/school Sheriff patrols and Sheriff’s station; drug/gang prevention; street repairs; seniors programs; parks and general services, shall Ordinance No. 1052 be adopted to update the City’s utility users tax and increase the rate by two and a half percent; with all funds used only in Paramount, subject to independent financial audits, and requiring equal treatment of taxpayers regardless of technology?