City of Paso Robles

Shall the measure to extend the existing voter-approved ½¢ sales tax for general government use including to improve Paso Robles’ long-term finances, maintain important services such as fixing damaged streets/roads/infrastructure, repairing potholes, synchronizing traffic signals, maintaining traffic/pedestrian safety, and improving emergency evacuation routes, providing approximately $5,500,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring audits, citizen oversight, public disclosure of all spending, all funds for Paso Robles, be adopted?

Shall the Office of City Treasurer be Appointive?

Shall the measure to help maintain quality of life for residents; retain local small businesses, jobs; address homelessness; maintain wildfire prevention; keep public areas/ Downtown Paso Robles safe/clean; upgrade infrastructure; other general services, by increasing the transient occupancy tax (paid by hotel, motel, shortterm rental guests) from 10% to 11%, providing $750,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring public spending disclosure, all funds for Paso Robles, be adopted?

To maintain essential/general services, such as fire protection/paramedic services; wildfire/natural disaster emergency preparedness; 911 emergency response times; public safety; equipping first responders; fixing streets/potholes; school protective services, shall the City of Paso Robles adopt a measure establishing a 1¢ sales tax providing approximately $10,000,000 annually, expiring in 12 years unless ended earlier by voters, requiring annual audits, independent citizen oversight, public spending disclosure, and all funds only for Paso Robles?

Shall the Office of City Clerk be Appointive?

To improve basic city services, such as police and emergency response, parks and youth/senior services, and street repair, shall the City of Paso Robles adopt an ordinance enacting a tax on cannabis-related activities in the amount of up to $20 per square foot for cultivation/processing; up to 10% of gross receipts for transportation; up to 15% of gross receipts for manufacturing, testing, and distribution; and up to 10% of gross receipts for dispensaries, generating approximately $15,000 annually initially for unrestricted general purposes, until ended by voters?

To upgrade deteriorating streets and sidewalks; and address other general revenue purposes; shall a measure be adopted approving an ordinance establishing a one-half of one percent sales tax providing approximately $4,750,000 annually for 6 years, requiring annual audits, quarterly reports to the public by a citizens oversight committee, and using all funds within Paso Robles only?

If the voters approve a one-half of one-percent (.5%) limited-term general sales tax increase, shall the additional revenues be used primarily for the purpose of repairing and maintaining the City's streets and sidewalks?