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RESOLUTION Establishing November 8, 2016 as the Date for a Municipal Election on a Proposed Ballot Measure Seeking Voter Authorization to Amend the City's Existing Business License Tax for General Fund Purposes, Establishing Policies and Procedures in Connection with Such an Election, Requesting that the Alameda County Registrar of Voters Conduct Such an Election, and Requesting that the City Attorney Prepare and File an Impartial Analysis of the Proposed Ballot Measure
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WHEREAS, the proposed updates to the business license tax ordinance have been designed to better align the City's business license tax rates with City Council priorities to support local small businesses, to incentivize the productive use of the City's industrial areas, and to modify the rate applied to warehouse and distribution businesses and parking lots while still ensuring a competitive advantage for those parking lots as compared to similar businesses in Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the proposed updates would not negatively impact the vast majority of San Leandro's businesses; and
WHEREAS, this proposed ordinance will be submitted to the voters of the City at the November 8, 2016 general municipal election. The tax will be approved if the measure receives at least a majority of affirmative votes. Revenue from the tax would be placed in the City's General Fund, so the proposed tax would be a general tax; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of State law relating to charter cities in the State of California, an election shall be held on November 8, 2016, for the submission to the voters of a question relating to an amendment to the business license tax; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the election be consolidated with the statewide election to be held on the same date, and that within the City, the precincts, polling places, and election officers of the two elections be the same; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the County Elections Department of the County of Al...
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