City of Soledad

Shall City of Soledad Ordinance No. 765- Establishing and Implementing By-District Elections, by which all City council members shall be selected from newly established voting districts and the Mayor's position shall no longer be elected at-large by the public but rather, shall be selected from among the seated council members, be adopted?

To provide local services, such as low-cost youth recreation programs and facilities, arts and science programs, senior programs and services, animal welfare programs and services, daycare and other general City services, shall a measure to enact a one-half percent (.5%) increase to the Soledad Transaction and Use Tax, generating $900,000 per year annually until ended by voters, reviewed by a citizens’ oversight committee, with annual independent audits, be adopted?

Shall Section 3.16.020 of Chapter 3.16 of the Soledad Municipal Code be amended to increase the existing transient occupancy tax, charged only to occupants of City hotels, from nine percent (9%) to twelve percent (12%), increasing the tax collected by an estimated $20,000 for a new estimated annual total of $100,000, with no termination date, to continue to provide funding for essential services such as police, fire, street repair, park maintenance and community programs?

Shall Chapter 3.09 of the Soledad Municipal Code be amended to extend the existing five (5) year term of the City’s one percent (1%) Temporary Transactions and Use Tax by fifteen (15) years, to 2032, to continue to fund essential services such as police, fire, emergency response, street maintenance, park & recreation and other general government services, subject to review by a Citizens Oversight Committee, annual independent audits, and exclusive use by the City?

To protect and maintain local services, such as neighborhood police patrols, investigation and gang suppression officers, fire and 9-1-1 emergency response times, streets and parks maintenance, recreation programs and other general City services, shall the City of Soledad enact a one percent (1%) sales tax, for five (5) years, reviewed by a citizens' oversight committee, annual independent audits, and all funds for Soledad and no funds for Sacramento?