City of Pinole

To maintain Pinole's fiscal stability, prevent cuts, provide essential City services such as: maintaining 911 emergency response times/fire prevention; preventing property crimes; keeping public areas/parks safe and clean; providing clean water; repairing potholes/streets; retaining/attracting local businesses; other general services; shall a measure be adopted establishing a 1/2¢ sales tax providing $2,500,000 annually until ended by voters if approved by the State, requiring audits, spending disclosure, all funds spent for Pinole?

Without raising current tax rates, and to maintain City services including Police and Fire protection, 9-1-1 emergency services, park maintenance and repair, youth and senior recreation services, other community services, and for unrestricted general revenue purposes, shall an ordinance be adopted to continue the existing Utility Users Tax at the current rate of 8%, until voters otherwise decide, providing approximately $2,000,000 annually that cannot be taken by the State?

Shall the City’s ordinance limiting the number of successive terms of members of the Pinole City Council be eliminated? A “yes” vote will eliminate the City’s existing term limits for Council members. A “no” vote will keep the City’s existing term limits for Council members in effect.

Shall an ordinance be adopted enacting a local half-cent transaction and use (sales) tax to maintain essential police and fire services, to prevent the reduction in maintenance of City parks and streets, and to prevent the reduction of youth, family and senior recreational services, subject to annual external audit and review?

Without raising current tax rates, and to maintain a high quality of life and essential local public services to the residents of Pinole, shall an ordinance be adopted to continue the existing Utility Users Tax of eight percent for an additional eight years, until December 31, 2020, keeping this locally generated revenue in Pinole?