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REPORT - FY 2021-22 MEASURE O ANNUAL REPORT
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 3680 added Chapter 3-26 to the Santa Rosa City Code establishing a special transaction and use tax. The special tax measure, known as Measure O, increased sales tax by a quarter percent to fund specific Police, Fire, and Gang Prevention and Youth Programs, as set forth in the Ordinance.
The Ordinance also established a seven-member Citizen Oversight Committee, with members appointed by the City Council, to annually review expenditures and appropriations of the tax revenues to ensure that all such revenues are spent or appropriated for the purposes and uses set forth in the Ordinance. Each year, an Annual Report is prepared by City staff, reviewed by the Citizen Oversight Committee, and presented to the City Council reporting on expenditures and activities during the past fiscal year.
The tax revenues generated by Measure O are split between Fire (40%), Police (40%), and Gang Prevention and Youth Programs (20%), with...
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Code sections:
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15061(b)(3) - General Rule Exemption, 15378 - Not a Project
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