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MEASURE S
FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2023-JUNE 30, 2024
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Arianne Eskew
Marjorie Crump-Shears
Kenneth Savano
Carmen Garcia
Taunya Moore
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Damien O'Bid - City Manager
Chris Simmons - Chief of Police
Angela Courter - Director of Administrative Services
Noah Housh - Director of Community Development
Craig Scott - Director of Public Works City Engineering Kevin Patterson - Deputy City Clerk
MEASURE S
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APPROVED TAX MEASURE
WHY DID THE CITY COUNCIL PLACE MEASURE S ON THE BALLOT IN 2020? In response to the severe economic recession and the State redistribution of funding through the Redevelopment Dissolution, the City aggressively cut expenses, including a 28% reduction in staffing, elimination of the Recreation Department, voluntary staff salary cut of 14%, cut back or elimination of all contract services, and a general 11% reduction in General Fund expenditures. At that time, the City also was a leader in the state in establishing a new benefit and pension tier for new employees, to reduce future expenses.
In addition to the cuts in expenses, in 2009 the voters of Cotati also approved Measure A, a ½-cent sales tax for 5 years to maintain basic City services through the recession. Even with the additional revenue from Measure A and the City cuts in expenses, the unexpected loss of funding because of the State dissolution of Redevelopment, coupled with a much slower than expected economic recovery, resulted in the City being able to only maintain basic services with no capacity for non-emergency projects. As Measure A was nearing its expiration, the City was again facing the possibility of losing our locally controlled Police Department, and the very viability to continue as a city separate from Rohnert Park or the County was a deep concern.
In response, the City Council declared a State of Emergency on February 11, 2014, putting Measure G on the ballot.
On June 3, 2014, the voters of Cotati passed Measure G, the Cotati Essential City Services Measure.
At the time Measure G was placed on the ballot, the State had taken hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds from Cotati's budget, which directly affected the General Fund. The General Fund supports all the basic functions of a city including police services, road maintenance, park maintenance, and other essential city services. Just like most cities in California, the economic downturn and declining property values dramatically reduced sales tax and property tax revenues in Cotati.
In 2020 the City once again took the same Measure to the community. This new Measure S continued existing, voter-approved locally controlled funding with no increase in tax rate. Measure S funding would continue to stay local for our Cotati City Hall community.
HOW MUCH DOES A 1-PERCENT SALES TAX COST ME?
A 1-percent sales tax adds $1 on a $100 purchase for some purchases. Purchases such as food and medicine are exempted from the sales tax. Some of the largest sales tax sources in Cotati include Lowes, Oliver's Market, and our gas stations, collect a significant portion of their sales taxes from visitors to Cotati, which benefits our residents and the visitors who use the City services and infrastructure. The revenue from Measure S is used to protect the essential services Cotati residents rely on and assist in the implementation of key improvements desired by the community.
DO FUNDS FROM MEASURE S STAY IN COTATI?
Yes. Measure S funds stay local. Measure S Sales Tax dollars cannot be taken by the State and can only be spent for Cotati and its residents.
WHAT DOES THIS LOCAL SOURCE OF FUNDING PROVIDE FOR COTATI? The City of Cotati uses the funds from Measure S to maintain essential City services for our community. Essential City services include the core services needed to run a City, including improved community services, preserving our local police department, recreational opportunities, and maintenance of public
infrastructure, including streets and pothole repair. With the additional public safety funding, it also increased the number of officers on duty to helps maintain crime prevention and investigation services. Measure S can also be used to leverage grant COTATI POLE funds and key infrastructure projects such as street maintenance, storm drain maintenance, and improvements to parks and other City Cotati Police Department facilities.
WHAT OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS ARE IN PLACE?
The City has established an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee that meets annually to review expenditures for Measure S and help make sure that every penny supports voter-approved priorities. This committee is an advisory body comprised of five members that are appointed by the City Council in a public process. Their involvement will help ensure that funds will continue to be spent responsibly on services provided by the City for purposes that benefit the citizens of Cotati.
Additionally, all receipts of funds and expenditures are subject to audit by an independent auditing firm. The audited statements of revenues and uses are included within the City's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and the excerpted statement is included within this annual report.
WHAT MAKES UP THE TOTAL SALES TAX RATE?
As of June 30, 2024, the total sales tax rate in Cotati was 9.50% and is broken by recipients as follows:
California Sales and Use Tax Rates as of June 30, 2024
State 6.000%
County Transportation Funds 0.250%
Local City of Cotati (Bradley Burns) 1.000%
Total State-Wide Sales and Use Tax Rate 7.250%
County* 1.250%
Measure S (formerly Measure G) 1.000%
Total Sales Tax Rate in Cotati 9.50%
Detail of County Special Taxes
Sonoma County Library Maintenance Restoration Enhancement Act (SCLM) 0.125% Sonoma County Parks & Safety TT (SCPS) 0.125%
Sonoma County Mental Health & Homeless Services (SOMT) 0.250% Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) 0.250%
Fractional Code - SMART in Sonoma County (SMRT) 0.250%
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District (SAPD) 0.250% Total 1.250%
Breakdown of Cotati Sales Tax Rate
Local-Measure S,
1.00%
County-Various
Special Sales Taxes,
1.25%
Local-City of Cotati
(Bradley Burns),
1.00%
State-Sales and Use
State-County Tax, 6.00%
Transportation
Funds, 0.25%
SUMMARY OF PUBLIC BENEFIT
In 2023/24 the City received S3,081,310 in Measure S funding. The passage of Measure S continues to stabilize the
PUBLIC SAFETY
Without a positive sense of public safety in our community, it can be difficult to bring in new business or families.
Measure S continues to enable the City to preserve our own Police Department by funding core operations and enabling key improvements to public safety, including hiring a full-time police officer and adding a traffic officer assignment starting in FY 2014/15. The City also added a Police Services Aide and a full-time dispatcher, as well as continuing to fund ongoing departmental operations. Maintaining the local police department also opened the opportunity to provide emergency dispatch services to Sonoma State University. The revenue from this shared services agreement has also allowed the hiring and continuation of an additional police officer and a part time dispatcher since FY 2017/18. The City additionally leveraged Measure S to support the 24/7 operations of the Mobile Crisis teams called Specialized Assistance for Everyone (SAFE).
Other elements of the public safety program are intended to improve community safety. This includes things such as street safety and lighting projects.
The City Council's primary focus during FY 2023/24 was to continue to improve the overall level of public safety services in the City. The following is a summary of Measure S expenditures under the Public Safety Program:
1. The City continued to fund ongoing operations to preserve our local Police Department.
2. Continued replacement of aged vehicles with purchases and upfitting of one all electric police vehicle.
3. Collaborated with Rohnert Park and Petaluma People Services to move to 24/7 operations for the Specialized Assistance For Everyone (SAFE) Team services which provide emergency crisis response to
4. Utilizing the City's Local Road Safety Program (LRSP) process with providing Solar RRFB at W. Sierra and La Plaza and updating the Lund Hill Cross Walk
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STREET, SIDEWALK, AND STORM DRAINAGE
The community expects and depends on well-maintained city streets, streetlights, traffic signals, sidewalks, and storm drains. Well-maintained roadways are safer and improve the visual appeal of our city. It is critical to be able to leverage available grants to bring in additional funds to benefit our community. In addition, to save money overall, it is critical to fund road maintenance carly to prevent expensive repairs and reconstruction of our streets The City Council's primary focus during FY 2023/24 was to complete outstanding projects while continuing to invest in new improvements, all of which benefit the City with improved levels of maintenance in the streets, sidewalks, and storm drain systems. In any given fiscal year, construction projects will often carry across fiscal years, as the June 30 fiscal year end is in the middle of the construction season. Therefore, it is expected that each year the ratio of services and capital projects/equipment will fluctuate with the timing of project construction.
The following is a summary of Measure S expenditures under the Street, Sidewalk, and Storm Drain Program:
1. Continued funding of ongoing and improved services, including the full-time civil engineer, and continuing enhanced traffic signal, streetlight, and roadway landscape maintenance.
2. Initiated construction on the 2024 Street improvement Project which included rehabilitation and preservation of streets consisting of Ahlstrom Circle, Christensen Court, East School Street, Gilbert Court, Gilbert Way, Gravenstein Way, Wilford Lane, and Woodland Hill Drive. The Project consists of approximately 2 centerline miles of streets to receive preservation treatment (crack seal, dugouts, and slurry Completed Street Construction and Improvements (Quick Strike) Project and consists of rehabilitating La Plaza and West Sierra Avenue and bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements. This project is available for grants funds due to matching contributions available from Measure S.
4. 5. Completed design for the Sidewalk Gap Closure Project which will be the first project to receive grant funding from Go Sonoma only available due to Measure S matching.
6. Continued work on the 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan for Streets.
7. Continued design on the City signage for wayfinding and City Welcome Signs. 2024 Street Improvement Quick Strike
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PARKS AND LANDSCAPING
The City operates and maintains many public parks, including La Plaza Park, Falletti Park, Draper Park, Kotate Park, Sunflower Park, Delano Park, Putnam Park, Mini Park, and Santero Way Park. Parks provide key recreational opportunities for our residents, are local landmarks, and provide a venue for numerous community events.
The City Council's focus during FY 2023/24 was to continue to improve the overall level of maintenance; improve existing facilities; and add high impact/low-cost safety improvements and amenities. The following is a summary of Measure S expenditures under the Park/Landscape Program:
1. Funded ongoing operations, including the cost of a full-time maintenance worker.
2. Construction of the Kotate Park playground, picnic areas and restroom. Project was completed early fiscal year 2023/24.
3. Funding Operations and Maintenance as well as programs at the Veronda-Falletti Ranch.
4. Continued maintenance of parks and clearing vegetation.
5. Continued work on design for the Park Master Plan including Civic Center Park, Sunflower Park, and Putnam Park.
6. Facilitated programs and maintenance at the Veronda-Falletti Ranch while partnering with Ammamma Tati and Farmster.
7. Continued support of Creek Cleanup and events.
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The City operates and maintains several public buildings to conduct public meetings and provide core services to the community, including City Hall, Ray Miller Community Center and Cotati Room, Public Works Corporation Yard, Police Department, and the Cotati Train Depot.
The City Council's primary focus during FY 2023/24 was to continue to improve the overall level of maintenance of the City Buildings. The following is a summary of Measure S expenditures under the Public Building Program:
1. Funded ongoing building operational costs.
Continued to fund building official inspection services and code enforcement.
Continued maintenance and repairs of building equipment.
Replaced flooring at the Civic Center classroom
Invested in upgrades in the City Hall IT Infrastructure removing old cable and consolidating hardware locations/services for better management and resiliency COTAT
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City Hall Complex, Cotat Train Depot, Public Works Corp Yard Public Wo is Corp Yard
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RECREATION
During the recession and the ensuing budget cuts, the City's Recreation Programs were eliminated. Since then, the City Council has prioritized bringing back the Recreation Department with the use of Measure S funds. The Recreation Department includes a variety of classes, workshops, camps and events for all ages, as well as management of city facilities and parks for public use. The Recreation Department provides an opportunity to bring the public together for positive, healthy activities and provide a sense of community. The following is a summary of Measure S expenditures under Recreation for FY 2023/24:
1. Funded full-time Recreation Manager, Recreation and Facilities Coordinator as well as seasonal employment for up to six part-time camp staff to assist with special recreation programs.
2. Continued expansion and support of community communication through social network services and in 3 person community outreach.
Funded all services and supplies needed to support the growing programs. In Fiscal Year 2023/24, the following is a summary of Recreation programming and events:
a. Bunny Brunch j. Movies in the Park
b. Staffed Free Children's Summer Lunch k. Promote & Support National Night Out Program 1. Fall Festival at the Ranch
c. Cotati Candyland downtown trick or m. Holiday Tree Lighting treating event n. Breakfast with Santa
d. Promote & support Cotati Shop & Stroll o. Promote & support the bike-to-anywhere e. Promote & support Cotati Farmers day.
Market p. Contracted camps including Several
f. Bunny Grams Farmster and Ammamatatti Camp
Valentine Grams Programs at Falletti Ranch
h Counselor in Training Program
i. Community Yard Sale
Camp Cotati Farmster Programs at the Ranch
Cotati Kids Day Pickleball Classes
SUMMARY
In FY 2023/24, the City undertook a total of $1,518,389 in ongoing and improved services and $1,552,871 in capital improvements and equipment. During this fiscal year, the focus was on continued preparation for continued significant capital projects for construction, as well as completion of key projects which started during FY 2022/23.
The City is proud of the safety improvements both planned and implemented, as well as the street revitalization investments made and in design during the Fiscal Year. The City looks forward to using Measure S to continue to provide many more critical infrastructure projects as well as continued improved services for our citizens.
Measure S continues to be critical for funding essential city services and infrastructure projects. The City is actively working to promote economic development within Cotati to expand and diversify the tax base to provide more long- term revenue stability. The combination of dedicated local revenue from Measure S and a growing local economy provides the local revenue to deliver the services and infrastructure that the citizens of Cotati desire.
CITY : COTATI
Camp Cotati Field Trip Tree Lighting Bike to Anywhere Day Measure S MEASURE C
S
Your Measure S
Financial Summary Dollars at Work
S-1930
Essential Services & Improvements Summary
FY 2014/15 FY 2022/23 Cumulative
FY 2015/16 FY 2016/17 FY 2017/18 FY 2018/19 FY 2019/20 FY 2020/21 FY 2021/22 FY 2023/24 Combined FY Percentage Usage
GROSS MEASURE G/S REVENUE 1,344,594 S 1,991,285 S 2,120,557 S 2,148,886 S 25572355 705366S 3.184,677 S 3,097,031 S 3,081,310S 25.038,653 100.00% Less: State Administration Fees Expense (4.650) (12,900) (14,230) (12,550) (12,670) (12,750) (11,820) (14,170) (14,870)S (10,050) (120,660) 0.48% NET TOTAL REVENUES 1,978,385 $ 2,106,327 $ 2,136,336 S 2,544,665 $ 2,545,862 S 2,942,546 $ 3,170,507 $ 3,082,161S 3,071,260S 24,917,993 99.52% Street, Sidewalk, and Stormdrain Program 492,860 S 855,352 S 754,349 S 566,980 S 834,590 S 962,870 $ 1,061,585 S 1,328,868 S 697,690 S 1,158,969 s 8,714,413 35.12% Operations & Maintenance 144,415 152.067 262.772 78,123 137,191 154,478 121.664 220,285 1.717.424 6.92% Capital Improvements & Equipment 348,445 733,689 602,282 242,215 572,118 884,747 924,393 1,174,390 576,026 938.654 6,996,989 28.20% Pablic Safety Program 559,443 S 685,633 S 729,034 S 952,363 S 784,420 S 906,786 S 1.020,913 S 1,020,889 S 931,220 S 694.935 S 8,285,636 33.39% Operations & Maintenance 518,426 641,610 717,556 896,550 740,094 755,849 835,908 858,950 790,769 574,944 29.54% Capital Improvements & Equipment 41,017 44,023 11,478 35,813 44,326 150,936 185,004 161,939 140,451 119,991 954,978 3.85% Recreation Program 52,487 S 123,773 S 307,548 S 376,070 S 264,464 S 278,732 S 333,066 S 249,616 s 421,726 S 2,407,493 9.70% Operations & Maintenance 2,487 123,773 187,557 256,079 264,464 278,732 333,066 249,616 421,726 2,167,500 8.74% Capital Improvements & Equipment 119,991 119,991 239,982 Park/Landscape Program 118,283 S 161,271 S 258,347 S 232,637 $ 435.921 S 316,228 S 233,989 S 176964 S 490,672 S 539,691 2.966,903 11.96% Operations & Maintenance 87,260 164,327 156,526 183,399 161,395 66.228 24.065 111,964 81,109 160,021 1,196,293 4.82% Capital improvements & Equipment 31,023 101.821 49,238 277,526 250,000 209,824 65,000 409,563 379,671 1,780,610 7.18% Public Building Program 169,358 S 213,642 S 240,824 S 196,799 S 230,355 S 62,114 S 347,427 S 310,720 S 280,174 S 255,938 S 2,307,352 9.30% Operations &: Maintenance 80,998 185,963 222,863 146,481 191,594 58,052 188,637 160,720 2,575 141,413 1,379,295 5.56% Capital Improvements & Equipment 88,360 27,679 17,961 50,318 38,761 4,062 158,791 150,000 277,599 114.525 928,056 3.74% TOTAL EXPENSES 1,344,594 $ 1,991,285 S 2.120,557 2.268.877 2,677,326 $ 2,525,211 $ 205. 366 C 3,184,677 2,664,242 s 3,081,310 S 24,812,446 100.00% Operations & Maintenance 831,099 1,166,050 1,372,785 1,738,752 1,611,934 1,222,715 1.464,534 1,619,179 1,245,733 1,518,389 13,791,170 Capital Improvements & Equipment 508,845 812,335 733,542 517,575 1.052,722 1,289,746 1.478,012 1,551,328 1,403,639 1,352,871 10,900,616 43.93% State Administrative Fees 4,650 14,230 12,550 12,670 12,750 11,820 14,170 14,870 10.050 120,660 0.49% Measure G/S - Inception To Date
Expenditure Uses
Capital
Improvements&
Equipment
43.93%
Operations &
Maintenance
55.58%
State
Administrative
Fees
0.49%
MEASURE S SALES TAX
REVENUE AND EXPENSES
PY 2023/24
% of
Measure S Measure S*
NET TOTAL MEASURE G/S REVENUE 3,071,260 100.0%
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSE DETAIL
Street, Sidewalk, and Stormdrain Program
Materials & Supplies 1,462 0.0%
Contract Services 14,324 0.5%
Utilities 8,362 0.3%
Repairs & Maintenance 7,521 0.2%
Salaries and Benefits 188,616 6.1%
Subtotal 220,285 7.2%
Public Safety Program
Materials & Supplies 1,655 0.1%
Contract Services 86,421 2.8%
Utilities 9,220 0.3%
Repairs & Maintenance 14,923 0.5%
Salaries and Benefits 462,724 15.1%
Subtotal 374,944 18.7%
Recreation Program
Salaries and Benefits 272,129 8.9%
Recreation Programs Expenses 149,597 4.9%
Subtotal 421,726 13.7%
Park/Landscape Program
Materials & Supplies 2,737 0.1%
Contract Services 23,091 0.8%
Utilities 6,729 0.2%
Repairs & Maintenance 1,719 0.1%
Salaries and Benefits 125,744 4.1%
Subtotal 160,021 5.2%
Public Building Program
Materials & Supplies 751 0.0%
Contract Services 128,591 4.2%
Utilities 5,344 0.2%
Repairs & Maintenance 6,727 0.2%
Subtotal $ 141,413 4.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance Expenses IS 1,518,389 49.4% * Percentages rounded to the nearest 0.1%.
MEASURE S SALES TAX
REVENUE AND EXPENSES
FY 2023/24
% of
Measure S Measure S*
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSE DETAIL
Street, Sidewalk, and Stormdrain Improvements
Fed-Quick Strike Project (W. Sierra Paving & Safety) 495,480 16.1% Hwy 116 & W. Cotati Ave. Intersection 147,921 4.8%
Sidewalk Gap Closure Design 116,074 3.8%
Citywide Traffic Safety - W.Sierra & La Plaza Solar RRFB 17,850 0.6% Citywide Traffic Safety - Valpariso and Lund Hill Cross Walk 47,066 1.5% Gateway Signage/Bulletin Board 79,293 2.6%
Street Improvements 2023 Street Improvements 35,000 1.1% SubTotal $ 938,684 30.6%
Public Safety Improvements
SAFE Mobile Crisis Response Team 68,208 2.2%
Electric Vehicle Replacements 51,784 1.7%
SubTotal $ 119,991 3.9%
Park/Landscape Improvements
Kotate Park Improvements 160,709 5.2%
Sunflower Park Design 35,831 1.2%
Falletti Building Improvements 5,000 0.2%
Cator Field Improvements Design 39,807 1.3%
Pocket Park Improvements 319 0.0%
Putnam Park Improvements Design 138,005 4.5%
SubTotal $ 379,671 12.4%
Public Building Improvements
Civic Center Painting Project 26,518 0.9%
216 E School Street - Flooring Replacement 10,795 0.4%
Fixed Asset - Server Room 77,212 2.5%
SubTotal $ 114,525 3.7%
Total CIP and Equipment Expenses 1,552,871 50.6%
* Percentages rounded to the nearest 0.1%.
Operations and Maintenance
Expenditure Detail
Public Building Street, Sidewalk,
$141,413 _ and Stormdrain
Park/Landscape $220,285
$160,021
Recreation
$421,726 Public Safety
$574,944
Capital Improvement and Equipment
Expenditure Detail
Public Building
$114,525 Street, Sidewalk,
and Stormdrain
$938,684
Park/Landscape
$379,671
Public Safety J
$119.991
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND USES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 2024
The following statements are developed for presentation within the audited financial statement for the City of Cotati for the Fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Audit fieldwork was completed by Badawi and Associates on January 22, 2025, and the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report was presented for final approval by the City Council on February 11, 2025.
For more information about the City's historical financial activities, you can view the City's audited comprehensive financial statements at City Hall or online at: https://www.cotaticity.gov/195/Financial-Statements City of Cotati
Schedule of Measure S Revenues and Uses
For the year ended June 30, 2024
REVENUES:
Measure 5 revenues $ 3,081,310
Total Measure S revenues 3,081,310
USES:
Operations and maintenance:
Street, sidewalk and storm drain 220,285
Public safety program 574,944
Recreation program 421,726
Park and landscape program 160,021
Public building program 141,413
Capital improvements and equipment:
Street, sidewalk and storm drain 938,684
Public safety program 119,991
Park and landscape program 379,671
Public building program 114,523
State administrative fees 10,050
Total Measure S uses 3,081,310
Voter Pamphlets MEASURE
S
Your Measure S
Dollars at Work
ORDINANCE NO. 899
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF COTATI AMENDING CHAPTER 3.05 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXTEND THE EXISTING
TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMINISTRATION
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF COTATI:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The voters of the City of Cotati hereby find and declare as follows:
a. Ordinance 848 was placed on the ballot as Measure G at the June 2014 election. b. At the June 2014 election, a majority of Cotati voters adopted Measure G, which imposed a transactions and use ("sales") tax of one percent (1.0%) in the City of Cotati ("City") which will sunset on its ninth anniversary in 2023, unless extended by a majority vote of c. Measure G was codified in Chapter 3.05 "Transaction and Use Tax" of the Cotati Municipal Code.
d. Measure G has provided the City with a guaranteed source of local funding for City services that cannot be taken by the state and has helped maintain the financial viability of the City and the ability to prepare and respond to natural disasters. Since voters enacted Measure G, the City has maintained a full-service Police Department, with the ability to prevent and investigate property, domestic violence and other types of crime, including the addition of a new police officer, half time dispatcher, and dedicated traffic officer assignment; added a public works maintenance worker position for improved infrastructure maintenance: brought back the Recreation Department and completed numerous infrastructure projects, including $4.3 million to date restoring our streets, parks and public buildings, which are detailed in the annual Measure G reports to the Citizen's Oversight Committee.
e. Measure G expenditures have been reviewed annually in public meetings by the Citizens Oversight Committee to ensure expenditures meet the requirements of the voter approved revenue, with annual reports to the City Council and posted on the City website at www.cotaticity.org.
Measure revenue continues to allow the City to leverage local finds to bring onificant matching state and federal funds to our community, totaling $3.6 million i grant dollars to date.
g. The State continues to create unfunded mandates through new state laws that the City is required to implement, continuing to create significant demands on staff time and City funding.
h. Because of changes in State law, particularly the approval of Propositions 62 and 218, the City has very few means available for increasing General Fund revenue. i. Unless extended, the existing revenue measure will expire in 2023, resulting in the loss of over $2.2 million in local funding, representing 28% of the City General Fund budget for essential City services.
Unless extended, the City Council would have no choice other than to implement severe reductions in City services, including and potential elimination of the Police Department, Recreation Department, elimination of staff in public works, including supporting staff, and completely de-fund nearly all park, public building, and street maintenance projects, reversing the progress made with Measure G and allowing City infrastructure to fall into disrepair and far costlier to repair later.
k. The full impacts of not extending Measure G can be found on the City website, at www.cotaticity.org.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT TO MUNICIPAL CODE. Section 3.05.150 "Termination Date" of the Cotati Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3.05.150 Termination date.
The authority to levy the tax imposed by this chapter shall expire when ended by a majority vote of the voters of the city.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 5. PUBLICATION. The Clerk of the City of Cotati shall cause this ordinance to be published in accordance with applicable provisions of law.
SECTION 6. EXECUTION. The Mayor is hereby authorized to attest to the adoption of the Ordinance by the voters of the City by signing where indicated below.
It is hereby certified that the foregoing Ordinance No. 899 was APPROVED by the following vote of the People of the City of Cotati on November 3, 2020:
YESES: 3,118
NOES: 1,068
It is hereby further certified that the foregoing Ordinance No. 899 was ADOPTED by Declaration of the November 3, 2020 election results by the City Council of the City of Cotati on December 8t*, 2020, by the following vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Susan Harvey, Councilmember
SECONDER: Mark Landman, Vice Mayor
AYES: Skillman, Moore, Harvey, Landman, Dell'Osso
APPROVED: ATTESTED:
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Wendy Skillman, Mayor auren Berges, City Cler
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on December 8th, 2020, by the following votc, to wit:
RESULT: ADOPTED BY THE PEOPLE
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Mayor
auren Berges, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
John Bakker, Cily Allomey
This document is a true and correct copy of Ordinance Number 899and has been published or posted pursuant to law. California Government Code § 40806
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auren Berges, City Cler
VOTER'S PAMPHLET
MEASURES, ANALYSES AND ARGUMENTS
(whichever is applicable to your ballot)
Arguments in support of, or in opposition to, the proposed laws are the opinions of the authors.
CITY OF COTATI ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE G
MEASURE G
Vote Yes on G to maintain Cotati's status as a viable, independent City and prevent the elimination of our local Police Department!
Cotati Essential City Services Measure. To maintai
Cotati as a viable, independent, financially stable C s on G protects our City from the Sacramento money grabs that have resultec G address State takeaways, prevent potential Police ndreds of thousands of dollars being taken from Cotatis City budg Department elimination/permanent service cuts, and es on G maintains guaranteed local funding for the vital public safety and commu maintain law enforcement staffing levels and other City services, ity services you expect and rely on, with money that cannot be taken by Sacra including domestic violence response, street paving, and pothole mento or Washington. repair, shall the City of Cotati extend its existing Measure A sales tax and set the rate at 1¢ for nine years, with independent citizens' Yes on G ensures your tax dollars are spent locaily to keep Cotati financially stable. oversight, annual audits, and no money for Sacramento? Yes on G is not a new tax. It simply continues existing, voter-approved funding at the one cent sales tax rate-ensuring that out-of-towners who use our local ser- CITY ATTORNEY'S IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF MEASURE G vices pay their fair share. A majority of Cotati's sales tax is paid by out-of-town shoppers coming to local destinations like Lowe's.
The City Council of the City of Cotati placed Measure G on the ballot to ask the City's voters to approve a temporary one percent (1%) transactions and use tax. Measure G is not a property tax or a tax on Cotati homeowners, and it does not The proposed tax would add a penny to the price of an item that costs a dollar. Prior apply to food purchased as groceries or prescription medication. to placing Measure G on the ballot, the City Council unanimously declared the exis- Over the last several years, the City has reduced staffing by 28%, frozen wages for tence of an emergency in the City. over 6 years, reduced employee benefits, and reduced its overall general fund The ordinance proposed by Measure G contains findings that, as a result of factors budget by 11%. Cotati has made every cut possible and we need Measure G to largely outside of its control—such as the slow recovery from the recession, in- maintain current service levels and prevent more severe and potentially perma- creased expenses, and the continued taking of City revenues by the State-and nent service cuts. despite having taken steps to reduce its operational costs, the City is experiencing Yes on G Includes fiscal accountability provisions. Residents will have access to an existing and immediate funding crisis. The ordinance further finds that, absent public expenditure reports, and annual independent audits continue to ensure City additional General Fund revenue, the City Council will consider reducing police and other essential services, including the possible elimination of the City's Po- officials use voter-approved tax dollars as promised. lice Department. The ordinance finds that as a result, a fiscal emergency exists Join police officers, local business owners, and community leaders in voting Yes within the City. on G to protect and maintain Cotati's public safety and community services. For of- ficial information about Measure G, visit www.cotaticity.org Because Measure G would not limit the use of tax revenue, it is a "general tax," not a "special tax" that restricts the funds to specific purposes. Therefore, the City may COTATI CITY COUNCIL s/ Matthew Stapleton use the funds for any legitimate governmental purpose. Among the examples of s/ John A. Dell'Osso, Mayor Police Officer, Cotati resident general services to be funded by the measure, as described in the ballot question, COTATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE s/ Prudence K. Draper are maintaining the City's Police Department, including staffing levels, domestic 60-Year Resident and Taxpayer violence response services, street paving, and pothole repair. s/ Jami Brady, President s/ Moose Jamal
The proposed tax would terminate automatically after nine years, uniess extended Local Business Owner by the voters.
Measure G would require an independent auditor to provide an accounting of the revenue received as a result of the proposed tax and expenditures of the revenue NO ARGUMENT WAS SUBMITTED AGAINST MEASURE G in the City's audited financial statements. The auditor must present a report to the City Council regarding the use of tax proceeds. The report must be a public record.
Technically, the existing "sales tax" is a combination of "sales and use tax" and "transactions and use tax." With some exceptions, both are levied on the sale or use of tangible personal property sold at retail. Retailers collect the tax at the time of sale and remit the funds to the State Board of Equalization, which administers the tax.
n 2010, Cotati voters approved Measure A, increasing the sales tax rate fron
8.25% to 8.75% for five years. Measure G would replace the Measure A tax and se the sales tax rate at 9.25% for nine years. If Measure G is not approved, the current raleil go i cily genera tund and be availabis to sport he til langure municipal services.
"Yes" vote is a vote to approve a one-cent sales tax for nine years, with annual review by independent auditors. A No" vote is a vote against the tax. Measure C would be approved if it received a simple majority of "Yes" votes. s/ Robin Donoghue, City Attorney
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VOTER'S PAMPHLET
MEASURES, ANALYSES AND ARGUMENTS
(whichever is applicable to your ballot)
Arguments in support of, or in opposition to, the proposed laws are the opinions of the authors.
FULL TEXT OF MEASURE G I. The identified emergency necessitates that the City Council submit a tax AN ORDINANCE OF THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF COTATI AMENDING measure to the voters of Cotati at the June 3, 2014 election, even though such an election would not be consolidated with a general election for a CHAPTER 3.05 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXTEND AND INCREASE A TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE BOARD member of the Council.
OF EQUALIZATION
BEIT ORDAINED BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF COTATI:
SCIONS. FINDINGS. The vales of the ily of Colai hereby find and deciare SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE. "Chapter 3.05 Transactions and Use * Coalso s as a 0% an in 201 unsis in posed a transacions. Tax" of the Colati Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3.05.010. TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the City of Cotati b. Measure A has provided the City with a guaranteed source of local funding Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance. The City of Cotati hereinafter shall be called for local City services that cannot be taken by the state and has helped "City." This ordinance shall be applicable in the incorporated territory of the City maintain the financial viability of the City. Since voters enacted Measure A, the City has maintained a full-service Police Department, with the ability to Section 3.05.020. OPERATIVE DATE. "Operative Date" means the first day of prevent and investigate property, domestic violence and other types of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 110 days after the adoption of crime. this ordinance, the date of such adoption being as set forth below. The operative date is anticipated to be October 1, 2014.
c. External costs beyond the City's control have increased faster than the Section 3.05.030. PURPOSE. This ordinance is adopted to achieve the follow- City's revenue sources, including Measure A, and the State has continued to raid the City's coffers, taking $2.3 million from the City, including ing, among other purposes, and directs that the provisions hereof be interpreted in $600,000 from the general fund. order to accomplish those purposes:
d. The City is experiencing an existing and immediate funding crisis, which is A. To impose a retail transactions and use tax in accordance with the provi- sions of Part 1,6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Rev- the result of factors largely outside of its control, including national eco- nomic trends, rapid increases in the cost of employee retirement and enue and Taxation Code and Section 7285.9 of Part 1.7 of Division 2 which health insurance benefits, decreases in revenue from existing taxes and authorizes the City to adopt this tax ordinance which shall be operative if a fees, increases in charges by the County of Sonoma, and unpredictable majority of the electors voting on the measure vote to approve the imposi- State takeaways of local revenue. tion of the tax at an election called for that purpose. e. The City has taken significant steps to reduce its operational costs. It has B. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that incorporates reduced staffing by 28%, reduced employee benefits and reduced its over- provisions identical to those of the Sales and Use Tax Law of the State of all general fund budget by 11% while inflation has increased 20%. California insofar as those provisions are not inconsistent with the require- ments and limitations contained in Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue f. The City has used its available General Fund balance to bridge the struc- and Taxation Code. tural budget deficit, meaning it has used all available financial resources and will have none available to maintain services. C. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that imposes a tax and provides a measure therefore that can be administered and collected by g. Because of changes in State law, particularly the approval of Propositions the State Board of Equalization in a manner that adapts itself as fully as 62 and 218, the City has very few means available for increasing General practicable to, and requires the least possible deviation from, the existing Fund revenue. statutory and administrative procedures followed by the State Board of h. Absent an extension and enhancement of the funds provided by Measure Equalization in administering and collecting the California State Sales and A, the City Council would have no choice other than to implement severe Use Taxes. reductions in City services and potential elimination of the Police Department. D. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that can be adminis- Just extending Measure A would be inadequate to address the returned tered in a manner that will be, to the greatest degree possible, consistent emergency that faced the City in 2010. The Measure must be expanded for with the provisions of Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation nine years at one cent to protect our local, high-quality services and ensure Code, minimize the cost of collecting the transactions and use taxes, and our Police Department has the resources it needs to keep Cotati safe. at the same time, minimize the burden of record keeping upon persons i. Without further action, the revenue measure will expire in 2015, resulting in subject to taxation under the provisions of this ordinance the loss of over $900,000 of funding for essential City services. Section 3.05.040. CONTRACT WITH STATE. Prior to the operative date, the j. Unless Measure A funds are enhanced and extended, public facilities and City shall contract with the State Board of Equalization to perform all functions inci property will not be properly maintained, public safety standards will degrade, ent to the administration and opcration of this transactions and use tax ordinanc crime and violence will increase, the community will not have adequate rovided, that if the City shall not have contracted with the State Board of Equaliz and safe recreational opportunities, businesses and families will be dis- couraged from moving to or remaining in Cotati, and the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Cotati will be endangered. ecution of such a contract k. Because of that threat to the public health, safety, and welfare, The City Section 3.05.050. IRANSACTIONS TAX RATE. For the privilege of selling Council, at its Regular meeting on February 11, 2014 unanimously tangible personal property at retail, a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers in adopted Resolution No. 2014-04, declaring that an emergency exists in the the incorporated territory of the City at the rate of 1% of the gross receipts of any re tailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in said territory on Citv, as the term "emergency" is used in Article XIIIC, section 2(b) of the California Constitution. The City must immediately address that emer- and after the operative date of this ordinance. gency by ensuring that the City has the resources necessary to preserve the public health, safety, and welfare.
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VOTER'S PAMPHLET
MEASURES, ANALYSES AND ARGUMENTS
(whichever is applicable to your ballot)
Arguments in support of, or in opposition to, the proposed laws are the opinions of the authors.
FULL TEXT OF MEASURE G, CONT. or by any city, city and county, or county pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Section 3.05.060. PLACE OF SALE. For the purposes of this ordinance, all Local Sales and Use Tax Law or the amount of any state-administered transac- retail sales are consummated at the place of business of the retailer unless the tangible personal property sold is delivered by the retailer or his agent to an There are exempted from the computation of the amount of transac- out-of-state destination or to a common carrier for delivery to an out-of-state desti- nation. The gross receipts from such sales shall include delivery charges, when such charges are subject to the state sales and use tax, regardless of the place to 1. Sales of tangible personal property, other than fuel or petroleum which delivery is made. In the event a retailer has no permanent place of business products, to operators of aircraft to be used or consumed principally outside the in the State or has more than one place of business, the place or places at which county in which the sale is made and directly and exclusively in the use of such air- the retail sales are consummated shall be determined under rules and regulations craft as common carriers of persons or property under the authority of the laws of to be prescribed and adopted by the State Board of Equalization. this State, the United States, or any foreign government.
Section 3.05.070. USE TAX RATE. An excise tax is hereby imposed on the 2. Sales of property to be used outside the City which is shipped to a storage, use or other consumption in the City of tangible personal property purchased point outside the City, pursuant to the contract of sale, by delivery to such point by from any retailer on and after the operative date of this ordinance for storage, use the retailer or his agent, or by delivery by the retailer to a carrier for shipment to a or other consumption in said territory at the rate of 1% of the sales price of the consignee at such point. For the purposes of this paragraph, delivery to a point out- property. The sales price shall include delivery charges when such charges are side the City shall be satisfied:
subject to state sales or use tax regardless of the place to which delivery is made. With respect to vehicles (other than commercial vehicles) Section 3.05.080. subject to registration pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, aircraft licensed in compliance with Section 21411 otherwise provided in this ordinance and except insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all of the Public Utilities Code, and undocumented vessels registered under Division of the provisions of Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840) of the Vehicle Code by registration to an Revenue and Taxation Code are hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance out-of-City address and by a declaration under penalty of perjury, signed by the as though fully set forth herein. buyer, stating that such address is, in fact, his or her principal place of residence; and
Section 3.05.090. LIMITATIONS ON ADOPTION OF STATE LAW AND COLLECTION OF USE TAXES. In adopting the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 b. With respect to commercial vehicles, by registration to a of the Revenue and Taxation Code: place of business out-of-City and declaration under penalty of perjury, signed by the buyer, that the vehicle will be operated from that address.
Wherever the State of California is named or referred to as the taxing agency, the name of this City shall be substituted therefore. However, the substitu- 3. The sale of tangible personal property if the seller is obligated to tion shall not be made when: furnish the property for a fixed price pursuant to a contract entered into prior to the operative date of this ordinance.
The word "State" is used as a part of the title of the State Control- ler, State Treasurer, State Board of Control, State Board of Equalization, State 4. A lease of tangible personal property which is a continuing sale of Treasury, or the Constitution of the State of California; such property, for any period of time for which the lessor is obligated to lease the property for an amount fixed by the lease prior to the operative date of this The result of that substitution would require action to be taken by ordinance. or against this City or any agency, officer, or employee thereof rather than by or against the State Board of Equalization, in performing the functions incident to the 5. For the purposes of subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this section, the administration or operation of this Ordinance. sale or lease of tangible personal property shall be deemed not to be obligated pursuant to a contract or lease for any period of time for which any party to the con- In those sections, including, but not necessarily limited to sec- tract or lease has the unconditional right to terminate the contract or lease upon tions referring to the exterior boundaries of the State of California, where the result notice, whether or not such right is exercised. of the substitution would be to:
C. There are exempted from the use tax imposed by this ordinance, the Provide an exemption from this tax with respect to certain storage, use or other consumption in this City of tangible personal property:
sales, storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property which would not otherwise be exempt from this tax while such sales, storage, use or other 1. The gross receipts from the sale of which have been subject to a consumption remain subject to tax by the State under the provisions of Part 1 of transactions tax under any state-administered transactions and use tax ordinance.
Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or; 2. Other than fuel or petroleum products purchased by operators c Impose this tax with respect to certain sales, storage, use or aircraft and used or consumed by such operators directly and exclusively in the ust other consumption of tangible personal property which would not be subject to tax of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property for hire or compensation by the state under the said provision of that code. under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant to the aws of this State, the United States, or any foreign government. This exemplion is . In Sections 6701, 6702 (except in the last sentence thereof in addition to the exemptions provided in Sections 6366 and 6366.1 of the Revenue 711, 6715, 6737, 6797 or 6828 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and Taxation Code of the State of California.
The word "City" shall be substituted for the word "State" in the phrase 3. If the purchaser is obligated to purchase the property for a fixed retailer engaged in business in this State" in Section 6203 and in the definition o price pursuant to a contract entered into prior to the operative date of this ordi- that phrase in Section 6203. nance.
Section 3.05.100. PERMIT NOT REQUIRED. If a seller's permit has been is- 4. If the possession of, or the exercise of any right or power over, the sued to a retailer under Section 6067 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, an addi- tangible personal property arises under a lease which is a continuing purchase of tional transactor's permit shall not be required by this ordinance. such property for any poriod of time for which the lessee is obligated to leaso the Section 3.05.110. EXEMPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS. property for an amount fixed by a lease prior to the operative date of this ordinance.
A. There shall be excluded from the measure of the transactions tax and the use tax the amount of any sales tax or use tax imposed by the State of California CONT. NEXT PAGE Sonoma County 49-520
VOTER'S PAMPHLET
MEASURES, ANALYSES AND ARGUMENTS
(whichever is applicable to your ballot)
Arguments in support of, or in opposition to, the proposed laws are the opinions of the authors.
FULL TEXT OF MEASURE G, CONT. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the appli-
5. For the purposes of subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this section, cation thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the storage, use, or other consumption, or possession of, or exercise of any right or ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances power over, tangible personal property shall be deemed not to be obligated pursu- shall not be affected thereby. ant to a contract or lease for any period of time for which any party to the contract or SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance relates to the levying and lease has the unconditional right to terminate the contract or lease upon notice, collecting of the City transactions and use taxes and shall take effect immediately. whether or not such right is exercised.
SECTION 5. PUBLICATION. The Clerk of the City of Cotati is hereby directed
6. Except as provided in subparagraph (7), a retailer engaged in to cause the following summary of the ordinance to be published by one (1) insertion business in the City shall not be required to collect use tax from the purchaser of in The Community Voice, a newspaper of general circulation, circulated in the City tangible personal property, unless the retailer ships or delivers the property into the of Cotati:
City or participates within the City in making the sale of the property, including, but not limited to, soliciting or receiving the order, either directly or indirectly, at a place Contingent upon majority voter approval, this ordinance adopts a one of business of the retailer in the City or through any representative, agent, can- cent (1%) transactions and use tax on the sale or consumption of tangi- vasser, solicitor, subsidiary, or person in the City under the authority of the retailer. ble personal property within the City of Cotati. The tax shall terminate automatically upon the ninth anniversary of the State heginning to collect
7. "A retailer engaged in business in the City" shall also include it, unless extended by the voters. any retailer of any of the following: vehicles subject to registration pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, air- craft licensed in compliance with Section 21411 of the Public Utilities Code, or undocumented vessels registered under Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840) of the Vehicle Code. That retailer shall be required to collect use tax from any purchaser who registers or licenses the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft at an address in the City.
Any person subject to use tax under this ordinance may credit against that tax any transactions tax or reimbursement for transactions tax paid to a district imposing, or retailer liable for a transactions tax pursuant to Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to the sale to the person of the property the storage, use or other consumption of which is subject to the use tax.
Section 3.05.120. AMENDMENTS. All amendments subsequent to the effec- tive date of this ordinance to Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code relating to sales and use taxes and which are not inconsistent with Part 1.6 and Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and all amendments to Part 1.6 and Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall automatically become a part of this ordinance, provided however, that no such amendment shall operate so as to affect the rate of tax imposed by this ordinance.
The foregoing amendments shall not require voter approval.
The following amendments to this ordinance must be approved by the voters of the City of Cotati: increasing the tax rate or revising the methodology for calculating the tax such that a tax increase would result; imposing the tax on transactions and uses not previously subject to the tax (unless such amendment occurs automati- cally by operation of the preceding paragraph); or extending the tax beyond the ninth anniversary of the operative date. The City Council may otherwise amend this ordinance without submitting the amendment to the voters for approval.
Section 3.05.130. ENJOINING COLLECTION FORBIDDEN. No injunction or writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process shall issue in any suit, action or broceeding in any court against the State or the City, or against any officer of the State or the City, to prevent or enjoin the collection under this ordinance, or Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, of any tax or any amount of tax required to be collected.
ection 3.05.140. ANNUAL AUDIT AND PUBLIC REPORT. Annually the Ci ouncil retains an independent auditor to conduct an audit of and provide audite financial statements for all of the City's financial aclivities. The auditor shall include an accounting of the revenue received from the tax and expenditures thereof in the audited financial statements. The auditor's report shall be presented to the Council and made available to the public. Additionally, the Director of Administrative Ser- vices shall annually prepare and present to the Council and the public a report in conjunction with the audit that reviews the status and performance of the programs and services finded wholly or partially with proceeds of the tax.
Section 3.05.150. TERMINATION DATE. The authority to levy the tax imposed v this ordinance shall expire on the ninth anniversary of the operative date, unles:
extended by a majority vote of the voters of the City.
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Resolution Establishing
MEASURE S
Measure G Citizens Your Measure S
Dollars at Work
Oversight Committee
As Adopted September 2015
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POLICE
RESOLUTION NO. 2015 - 64
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COTATI ESTABLISHING
THE MEASURE G CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
expenses; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish the Measure G Citizens' Oversight Committee ("Committee") and institute the Committee's appointment process and responsibilities so that the appropriate oversight of Measure G revenue and expenditure is provided; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the Committee membership is established as follows:
1. Shall be residents of the City of Cotati, and
2. Shall be appointed and shall serve in accordance with the process for Planning Commissioners as outlined in Cotati Municipal Code Sections 2.16.015 (Appointment process) and 2.16.020 (Terms); and
3. Shall not be current City of Cotati employees or vendors of the City; and
4. If past employees or vendors of the City, may be eligible to serve on the Committee, provided that no conflicts of interest exist; and
5. May concurrently serve as Planning Commissioners and/or Design Review Committee members; and
6. Position is a volunteer, non-paid position; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further desires that the Committee's responsibilities include:
1. To serve in an advisory-only capacity to the City Council; and
2. To provide oversight of the revenues and expenses pertaining to the portion of the sales tax generated by Measure G in the prior fiscal year; and
3. To review the annual independent financial audit of the City performed by an independent auditor on sections pertaining to the revenue and expenses related to the portion of the salcs tax goncrated by Mcasurc G; and
4. Providing Council with an annual written report, as approved by a majority of the Committee members; and
5. Additional reports to Council may be provided to Council at the Committee's and/or Council's discretion, as approved by a majority of the committee members. All reports must be in provided in writing concurrent with the annual report, pursuant to the oversight committe duties, and agendized pursuant to the Brown Act; and
6. Providing input to City staff on community education on fiscal issues and outreach pursuant to the oversight committee dutics; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further desires that Committee roles and responsibilities shall not include the following:
1. Oversisht or review of the Enterprise and other funds generated indepancient of Measure
2. Decision-making on spending priorities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further desires that the Committee shall meet at Cotati City Hall on an annual basis, no later than two (2) months following the prior fiscal year audit bein ccepted by the City Council. Additional meetings may be scheduled by the Committee at it discretion. Meetings are subject to, and shall be noticed and conducted in accordance with, the Ralph M. Brown Act, California Government Code Section 54950 et seq.; and WHEREAS, the City Council further desires that the Committee shall continue to meet until the final reporting period following the sunset of Measure G.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Cotati as follows:
Section 1. The above Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. The Committee is hereby established.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on the 8th day of September, 2015 by the following vote, to wit:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mark Landman, Council Member
SECONDER: John A. Dell'Osso, Council Member
AVES: Skillman, Moore, Dell'Osso, Harvey, Landman
Approved: U le
Attest: markeep
Tamara Tavlor. CMC
City Clerk
Approved as to form
Robintaise tonoshue
Robin Donoghue, City Attorney
Resolution No. 2015-64