Measure Z
To ensure that the revenues generated in Glendora benefit the local community, the City Council voted to place a local 0.25% sales tax measure on the ballot. This local measure is intended to capture the 0.25% that will be available once the County’s Measure H sales tax ends in September 2027 or when it is repealed and replaced by Measure A.
Taking local control of this tax back from the County of Los Angeles will help protect and improve City initiatives and programs, including public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and community quality of life measures.
Check back for more updates and opportunities to engage!
To ensure that the revenues generated in Glendora benefit the local community, the City Council voted to place a local 0.25% sales tax measure on the ballot. This local measure is intended to capture the 0.25% that will be available once the County’s Measure H sales tax ends in September 2027 or when it is repealed and replaced by Measure A.
Taking local control of this tax back from the County of Los Angeles will help protect and improve City initiatives and programs, including public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and community quality of life measures.
Check back for more updates and opportunities to engage!
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August 5, 2024 | Special Meeting
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The Meeting Packet includes all handouts and/or presentations given to the Committee. The minutes to the previous meeting can be found toward the last pages of the document.
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August 8, 2024 | Notice of Election - Ballot Measure and Last Date to Submit Arguments
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AND LAST DATE TO SUBMIT ARGUMENTS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Municipal election will be held in the City of Glendora on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at which there will be submitted to the voters the following ballot measure:
To maintain and enhance existing City services including public safety, homelessness, roads/streets, and quality of life issues, shall the City’s Measure be adopted approving an ordinance that replaces Los Angeles County’s Measure H upon its sunset or repeal, by enacting a one-quarter percent (0.25%) transactions and use tax providing approximately $3,000,000 annually in general revenue for Glendora, to be levied until ended by the voters, to ensure that all funds stay local?
YES
NO
Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9502, the last day arguments for and against the measure must be filed with the Glendora City Clerk, at 116 E. Foothill Boulevard, Glendora, no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 16, 2024.
No argument shall exceed 300 words in length and shall be accompanied by signatures of not more than five authors. Also required to be filed is a statement signed by each author that the argument is true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief. Forms are available at the Glendora City Clerk’s Office or by calling (626) 914-8210. One argument in support of and one argument in opposition to the measure will be selected.
Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9285, rebuttal arguments relating to the measure must be filed with the City Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 26, 2024. Rebuttal arguments shall not exceed 250 words in length and shall be accompanied by signatures of not more than five authors.
The impartial analysis, direct arguments, and rebuttal arguments regarding the measure that are filed under the authority of the Elections Code will be available for public examination in the City Clerk’s Office for not less than 10 calendar days from the deadline for the filing of such arguments and analyses.
In-person voting will be available at any Voting Center located in the County of Los Angeles at designated locations weekdays and weekends from October 26, 2024 to November 5, 2024. Voting Centers shall be open at 7:00 a.m. on the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until 8:00 p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed (pursuant to Election Code § 10242, except as provided in § 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California).
For a complete copy of election-related resolutions or ordinances, please contact the Glendora City Clerk’s office at (626) 914-8210 or via email at city_clerk@cityofglendora.org.
Kathleen R. Sessman
City Clerk/Communications DirectorPublication Date: August 15, 2024 (Thursday) in San Gabriel Valley Examiner
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August 15, 2024 | Direct Argument in Favor (Supporters)
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Supporters: Glendora City Council, Gary Clifford (GUSD Board President, past Mayor, and 2023 Citizen of the Year), Dr. Cliff Hamlow (past Mayor and 2024 Citizen of the Year), and Joe Cina (Glendora Chamber President/CEO)
Please join us by voting Yes on Measure Z – to ensure local funding remains in Glendora.
As Glendora residents, we are privileged to live in a city that is a wonderful place to live, work and play. However, we face significant challenges in addressing infrastructure, homelessness, and public safety concerns that this measure can fund. While the City generates millions of dollars in revenue on behalf of the State of California and County of Los Angeles, too few dollars find their way back to Glendora. To maintain our high quality of life, the City of Glendora requires local control of existing funding sources that the passage of Measure Z will provide.
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August 16, 2024 | Impartial Analysis
Share August 16, 2024 | Impartial Analysis on Facebook Share August 16, 2024 | Impartial Analysis on Twitter Share August 16, 2024 | Impartial Analysis on Linkedin Email August 16, 2024 | Impartial Analysis linkMEASURE Z: CITY OF GLENDORA TRANSACTION AND USE TAX MEASURE IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
On August 5, 2024, the City Council of the City of Glendora (“City”) voted to place Measure Z on the November 5th, 2024 statewide general election ballot. Measure Z would add a new Chapter 3.53 to the City’s Municipal Code, establishing a 0.25% transactions and use tax (commonly known as a “sales tax”) for City general fund purposes. The Measure would only take effect following the date that Los Angeles County Measure H expires (on September 30, 2027), or the date Measure H is repealed (if earlier than September 30, 2027). Measure H was approved by County voters in March 2017 which enacted a 0.25% special transactions and use tax for 10 years to fund Countywide programs and services to address homelessness.
If approved, Measure Z would place a tax of 0.25% upon retailers’ gross receipts from the retail sale of most tangible personal property sold within the City at retail. Further, the Measure also imposes an excise tax upon the storage, use or other consumption of most tangible personal property purchased from any retailer for storage, use, or consumption within the City. The rate permitted is 0.25% of the sales price of the property, where “sales price” includes delivery charges when such charges are subject to state sales or use tax, regardless of the place to which delivery is made.
It is estimated that revenues from this tax will generate approximately $3,000,000 annually. Funds generated would be placed in the City’s general fund, are not restricted, and may be used for any City general fund purposes, including the following:
● Addressing public nuisance issues associated with homelessness
● Public safety
● Street and road improvements
● Keeping public areas safe/clean
● Maintaining parks and City facilities
Food purchased as groceries, prescription medication, medical and dental services, real estate, rent, and personal services will not be taxed under this Measure. The specific retail sales and uses subject to the tax would be determined under the regulations of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (“CDTFA”) and the tax would be administered by the CDTFA under contract with the City of Glendora.
While the ordinance permits future amendments by City Council, any increase in the tax must be approved by the voters. A “YES” vote is a vote to approve a 0.25% general transactions and use tax. A “NO” vote is a vote against a 0.25% general transactions and use tax. The Measure would take effect only if it receives a majority “YES” vote at the November 5, 2024, general municipal election and then, only upon the date that Measure H is repealed or expires.
The above statement is an impartial analysis of the Measure. If you desire a copy of the ordinance or measure, please call the Glendora City Clerk’s Office at (626) 914-8210 and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.
Dated: August 16, 2024
Danny Aleshire, City Attorney
City of Glendora
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FAQs
- Why is the City placing another sales tax measure on the ballot?
- What is Measure H?
- What is Measure A?
- How much funding will Measure A provide the City of Glendora?
- What is Assembly Bill (AB) 1679 (Santiago D), Transaction and use taxes: County of Los Angeles: Homeless?
- How much Measure H funding have Glendora residents generated?
- How much Measure H funding has the City received?
- What is the current sales tax rate?
- How is the current sales tax rate broken down?
- Are there limits to sales tax?
- What are the possible sales tax impacts of Measure A and a City measure?
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- What are the ways funding from the City's 0.25% sales tax measure could be used for?
- What is Measure E?
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