Carmel residents to vote on higher sales tax, LARRY PARSONS Herald Staff Writer, 06/13/2012
"The council, after hearing endorsements of the proposed tax
measure from several businesses and the chamber of commerce, voted 5-0 Tuesday
to put the 1 percent sales tax before voters."
"As a measure to increase general city revenues, the measure
would need a simple majority to pass."
"On another economic issue, the council unanimously moved
ahead with a plan to form a hospitality improvement district to promote
"The proposed assessment district would be blocked if 50
percent of lodging businesses — with votes weighted by their percentage of
revenues — oppose the plan. A hearing on the enabling ordinance will be July 3."
By Sara.Rubin, MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY
June 13, 2012
ABSTRACT: Four Noteworthy 12 June 2012 Special City Council Meeting Agenda Items, namely a Resolution declaring the City’s intent to establish the Lodging Hospitality Improvement District, Consideration of approving the Sales Tax Initiative, a Resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Budget and a Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Maintenance of Effort requirements related to Proposition 172 funding, are presented. The AMENDED SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING PACKET is embedded. An ADDENDUM comprised of definitions for initiative and referendum with a link to more information on process and approval rates is provided.
Special Meeting
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
4:30 p.m., Open
Session
Council Chambers
East side of Monte Verde Street between
Ocean and Seventh Avenues
II. Roll Call
V. Orders of
Council
A. Consideration of a Resolution declaring the City’s intent
to establish the Lodging Hospitality Improvement District.
B. Consideration of approving the Sales Tax Initiative.
C. Consideration of a Resolution adopting the Fiscal Year
2012-2013 Budget.
D. Consideration of a Resolution approving the Memorandum of
Understanding regarding the Maintenance of Effort requirements related to
Proposition 172 funding.
AMENDED SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING PACKET, June 12, 2012
ADDENDUM:
ADDENDUM:
What is an initiative?
An initiative is a brand new law or constitutional amendment proposed and voted on by the people. It is a law initiated by the people.
An initiative is a brand new law or constitutional amendment proposed and voted on by the people. It is a law initiated by the people.
In California ,
we use the direct initiative process, which means a petition with the
required number of signatures automatically qualifies for the ballot. Some
states allow only indirectinitiatives, in which a measure that receives
the necessary signatures moves next to the legislature for further action.
What is a referendum?
A referendum is a vote by the people to approve or reject an existing law.
A referendum is a vote by the people to approve or reject an existing law.
A referendum can be triggered in one of two ways. First, the
legislature can send a proposed bill directly to the people instead of deciding
on it themselves. In other words, a referendum occurs when a law is referred to
the people. In this case, it is called a legislative referendum. In California and most
other states, constitutional amendments automatically trigger a referendum,
since they require the direct approval of the people to pass.
Alternately, the people can attempt to repeal a law even
after it has been passed by the Legislature. In this case, it is called a
popular referendum. Only 24 states allow this type of referendum. California is one of
them.
SOURCE: Ballot Measures
Propositions, Initiatives and Referendums: What's the
Difference?
by Brian Frank, April
11, 2012
1 comment:
To those people who think the City needs $2.5 million more in taxpayer monies to stop the decline and turn the tide and are paying $100 or between $15,000 and $30,000 or $78,500 to see and hear and/or meet VP Joe Biden at Sunset Center, why don't you all take your checkbooks out and write a check to the city commensuate to the cost of attending the election 2012 fundraiser.
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