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Fees Charge Basis Note
Facility Rental Add-on [f]
89 Facility Cleaning/Damage Deposit $250 reservation
90 City Hall Staffing Fee (non-operational hours) $75 hour [g] 91 CSD Staffing Fee (non-operational hours) $50 hour [g] 92 Additional Pool Lifeguard $25 per guard per hour
93 Light Fees - Field/Sports Rentals $24 per field per hour 94 Baseball/Softball Tournament Field Deposit $60 field 95 Baseball/Softball Tournament Field Preparation $25 field 96 Baseball/Softball Tournament Maintenenace Staffing Fee cost recovery hour [h] 97 Ryan Park Tournament Maintenance Staffing Fee cost recovery hour [h] 98 Ryan Park Tournament field deposit $100 field
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Community Services Department - ADD-ON RENTAL FEES
Activity Description
These fees are not subject to classification discounts.
Inclusive of holiday hours.
Costs to be provided by PW following each event.
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Fees Charge Basis Note
Processing/Service/Administrative Fees
1 Processing Fee 2.85% - 3.25% transaction
2 Administrative Fee (activities, teams, park/facility rentals) $1 - $5 transaction 3 Youth Sports League Administrative Fee $5 per player per season 4 Late pick-up Fee (youth programs) $1 minute
5 Late Fee $25 instance
Recreation Programs/Activities
6 Team Registration $200 - $1,500 team/season
7 Drop-in Activities (except skatepark) $5 session
8 Drop-in Activities multipass (except skatepark) $20 - $100 pass 9 Mobile Recreation $50 - $100 hour
10 Recreation Programs (city staff instructed) $5 - $300 program/class/session 11 Recreation Special Events (city staff managed) $5 - $25 event 12 Contract Recreation Classes $10 - $350 class/course [a] 13 Skate Park Discount Card $25 - $50 card
14 Skatepark Drop-in (w/o discount card) $10 session
15 Skatepark Drop-in (w/discount card) $5 session
16 Skatepark Unlimited Annual Pass $200 - $350 pass
17 Aquatic Training Programs (e.g. lifeguard, WSI) $200 - $400 course 18 Learn-to-Swim Program $45 - $125 session
19 Aquatic Programs $5 - $125 activity
20 Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden Group Tour $5 person Advertising
21 Recreation Guide Printed Ad - Outside Full Back Cover $2,000 placement [b] 22 Recreation Guide Printed Ad - Inside Full Front Cover $1,850 placement [b] 23 Recreation Guide Printed Ad - Inside Full Back Cover $1,850 placement [b] 24 Recreation Guide Printed Ad - Inside Half Front Cover $1,125 placement [b] 25 Recreation Guide Printed Ad - Inside Half Back Cover $1,125 placement [b] 26 Recreation Guide Printed Ad - Interior Full page $1,500 placement [b] 27 Recreation Guide Printed Ad - Interior Half page $875 placement [b] 28 Recreation Guide Printed Ad - Interior 1/4 page $525 placement [b] 29 Recreation Guide Digital Ad - Inside Full Front Cover $1,000 placement [b] 30 Recreation Guide Digital Ad - Inside Half Front Cover $665 placement [b] 31 Recreation Guide Digital Ad - Interior Full page $750 placement [b] 32 Recreation Guide Digital Ad - Inside Half page $550 placement [b] 33 Facility Advertising (banners, signs, stickers) $300 - $5,000 item Permits
34 Film/Photography Permit Fee (student films exempt) $100 application 35 Special Event Permit Fee (Class B) $100 application
36 Special Event Permit Fee (Class C & D) $200 application 37 Special Event Permit Fee (Class E) $400 application
38 Special Equipment/Inflatable/Commercial Catering $25 application 39 Banner Permits $1,000 application
40 Model Rocket Launch Permit $25 application
Merchandise
41 Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden Merchandise $5 - $50 Item 42 Merchandise $1 - $20 each
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Community Services Department - PROGRAM USER FEES
No savings for multiple add placements.
Activity Description
Contract recreation classes will have a 60/40 split with the City retaining 40% of the revenue. For classes in parks or at the contractor's facility the division will be 70/30, with the City retaining 30% of the revenue.
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STAFF REPORT
July 10, 2024
File Number 0650-20
SUBJECT
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE PLACING THE ESCONDIDO COMMUNITY INVESTMENT MEASURE BEFORE VOTERS AT THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024 –
DEPARTMENT
City Clerk’s Office and City Attorney’s Office
RECOMMENDATION
Request the City Council (a) adopt Resolution No. 2024-89 calling for an election submitting a proposed one-cent general transactions and use (sales) tax increase to the voters; and (b) introduce Ordinance No. 2024-08 amending the Escondido Municipal Code to establish a one-cent sales tax, for twenty years, to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, including provisions for citizens’ oversight and accountability.
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Zack Beck, City Clerk; Michael McGuinness, City Attorney) Presenters: Zack Beck and Mike McGuinness
ESSENTIAL SERVICE – (Yes) Police Services; Fire/EMS Services; Keep City Clean for Public Health and Safety; Land Use/Development; Clean Water; Sewer; Public Works/Infrastructure; Maintenance of Parks facilities/Open Spaces
COUNCIL PRIORITY – Eliminate Structural Deficit; Improve Public Safety; Increase Retention and Attraction of People and Businesses to Escondido; Encourage Housing Development
FISCAL ANALYSIS
The San Diego County Registrar of Voters estimates placing a Citizen’s Initiative or a Council Measure on the November 5, 2024 General Election Ballot will cost between $150,000 and $200,000. The cost includes printing and distributing the ballot question, impartial analysis, supporting/opposing arguments, and rebuttal. If the measure passes, preparatory costs and ongoing administration costs charged by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration will be paid from the revenues received.
BACKGROUND
On January 9 , 2024, proponents for the Escondido Community Investment Initiative filed a Notice of Intention to Circulate a Petition in the City of Escondido, to establish a one-cent general transaction and 439
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use (sales) tax increase, for twenty years, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9202, with the City Clerk’s Office (Attachment “1”).
On January 17, 2024, the City Attorney drafted a Ballot Title and Summary, pursuant to California Elections Code section 9203 (a). The City Clerk provided the Ballot Title and Summary to the proponents of the Escondido Community Investment Initiative , pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9203 (b) (Attachment “2”).
On January 25, 2024, proponents for the Escondido Community Investment Initiative published the Notice of Intention to Circulate a Petition and the Ballot Title and Summary in the Escondido Times -Advocate, pursuant to California Election s Code Secti on 9205. The proponents provided a copy of the proof of publication to the City Clerk, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9206 (Attachment “3”).
After the Notice of Intention to Circulate a Petition and the Ballot Title and Summary w ere published, proponents of the Escondido Community Investment Initiative commenced circulation of the petition , pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9207.
On May 31, 2024, proponents filed the petitions with the City Clerk and the City Clerk conducted a prima facie count of the signatures, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9210 (Attachment “4”). During the Prima Facie Count, the City Clerk identified that the proponents took the proactive step of striking through duplicates and problematic signatures on the petitions.
On June 3, 2024 the City Clerk provided the petitions to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters for verification, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9115 (a). The San Diego County Registrar of Voters found that the Escondido Community Investment Initiative approximately achieved a 74% signature validation rate, via their 3% Random Sample Count.
On June 18, 2024, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters informed the City Clerk that that there were 2 duplicates found in the 3% Random Sample Count. Per California Administration Code Section 20531, duplicate signatures are assigned a weighted average and negatively impact the statistical projection. This duplicate p enalty resulted in the San Diego C ounty Regist rar of Voters verifying 7,717 signatures for Escondido Community Investment Initiative (Attachment “5”).
On that note, duplicate signatures are not weighted as part of the Full Signature Verification Process. As previously mentioned, during the Prima Facie Count, the City Clerk identified that the proponents struck through duplicate signatures on the petitions.
Per the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Registration Report that was on file prior to the Notic e of Intention being submitted to the City Clerk’s Office on January 9, 2024, the number of signatures required to qualify a measure for the ballot in Escondido was 7,748. (Attachment “6”).
California Elections Code Section 9115(b) states:
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“If the statist ical sampling shows that the number of valid signatures is within 95 to 110 percent of the number of signatures of qualified voters needed to declare the petition sufficient, the elections official shall, within 90 days from the date of the filing of the petition, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, examine and verify the signatures filed.”
On June 19, 2024, the City Clerk requested that the San Diego County Registrar of Voters procee d with conducting a Full Count of all signatures submitted for the Escondido Community Investment Initiative. On June 20, 2024, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters notified the City Clerk that their official deadline to complete the count the remaining signatures is October 8, 2024.
California Elections Code Section 10403 (a) states:
“Whenever an election called by a district, city, or other political subdivision for the submission of a question, proposition, or office to be filled is to be consolidated with a statewide election, and the question, proposition, or office to be filled is to appear upon the same ballot as that provided for the statewide election, the district, city, or other political subdivision shall, at least 88 days prior to the date of the election, fil e with the board of supervisors, and a copy with the elections official, a resolution of its governing board that does all of the following: (1) Requests that the district, city, or other political subdivision election be consolidated with the statewide el ection. (2) Sets forth the exact form of the question, proposition, or office to be voted upon at the election, as it is to appear on the ballot. The question or proposition to appear on the ballot shall conform to this code governing the wording of propositions submitted to the voters at a statewide election. (3) Acknowledges that the consolidated election will be held and conducted in the manner prescribed in Section 10418.” The deadline to place a measure on the November 5, 2024 General Election Ballot is August 9, 2024.
As previously stated, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters is only required to complete the full count of the remaining Escondido Community Investment Initiative signatures by October 8, 2024, which is beyond the August 9, 2024 deadline to place that initiative on the November 5, 2024 General Election Ballot.
Due to the time constraints associated with the San Diego County Registrar of Voters being able to meet the August 9, 2024 deadline, as well as the expectation that the Escondido Community Investment Initiative would likely qualify for the ballot in 2026 once the Full Signature Count is complete, staff recommends the City Council take the following proactive steps to place the Escondido Community Investment Measure on the November 5, 2024 General Election Ballot:
Introduce Ordinance No. 2024-08, amending the Escondido Municipal Code to add Chapter 25, Article 2, Division 2, S ections 25 -33.1 through 25 -33.14 establishing a one -cent general transactions and use tax , for twenty years, to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration including provisions for citizens’ oversight and accountability. 441
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Adopt Resolution No. 2024-89 calling for and giving notice of a consolidated General Election to be held on November 5, 2024, and ordering submission of a measure at said election for voters to consider approval of Ordinance No. 2024-08.
The City Council must approve Ordinance No. 2024-08 and R esolution No. 2024 -89 with a two -thirds majority, which requires four affirmative votes. Majority voter approval is required to approve the local sales tax (50 percent of voters, plus one). The following Ballot Question, prepared by the C ity Attorney, would be presented to the voters:
ESCONDIDO COMMUNITY INVESTMENT MEASURE. To provide funding for essential services in Escondido, such as providing public safety; addressing homelessness; improving streets, sidewalks and infrastructure; increasing police, fire and paramedic services; reducing traffic congestion; and maintaining parks, trails and open space, shall the Escondido Community Investment Measure establishing a local one-cent sales tax providing approximately twenty-eight million dollars annually for twenty years be adopted, for general government use, with independent audits, citizen oversight, and all money staying in Escondido? The timeline for the ballot measure, per the San Diego County Registrar of Voters is as follows:
August 9 Ballot text and consolidation resolution due to the Registrar of Voters August 15 by 12pm Arguments due to City Clerk’s Office
August 16 by 12pm Impartial Analysis and Fiscal Impact due to City Clerk’s Office August 20 by 12pm Rebuttals due to City Clerk’s Office
If adopted, the new rate would go into effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than more than 110 days after approval of Ordinance No. 2024-08 by the electorate. Revenue from the Escondido Community Investment Measure would be collected in the same manner as the existing sales tax by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration . An exception to this would be for vehicle sales, which are taxed based on where the vehicle will be registered by the owner, rather than where the vehicle is sold. All revenue generated by the Escondido Community Investment Measure would be dedicated to the City of Escondido and could not be diverted to the State, County, or other agencies.
Staff recommends the City Council (a) adopt Resolution No. 2024-89 calling for an election submitting a proposed one -cent general transactions and use (sales) tax increase to the voters; and (b) introduce Ordinance No. 2024 -08 amending the Escondido Municipal Code to establish a one -cent sales tax, for twenty years, to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, including provisions for citizens’ oversight and accountability.
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RESOLUTIONS
a. Resolution No. 2024-89
ORDINANCES
b. Ordinance No. 2024-08
ATTACHMENTS
a. Attachment “1” – Notice of Intention
b. Attachment “2” – Ballot Title and Summary
c. Attachment “3” – Proof of Publication
d. Attachment “4” – Prima Facie Count
e. Attachment “5” – ROV Certification
f. Attachment “6” – Signature Chart
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-89
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE HOLDING
OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 5, 2024 , FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A
PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR A ONE -CENT GENERAL
TRANSACTIONS AND USE (SALES) TAX INCREASE FOR
TWENTY YEARS; CONSOLIDATING THE ELECTION WITH
THE STATEWIDE ELECTION ; REQUESTING THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO
PERMIT THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS TO CONDUCT THE
ELECTION; AND , DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, the City of Escondido (“City”) may impose a local transactions and use (sales) tax increase for general governmental purposes with the approval of the majority of voters in the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Escondido (“City Council”) has adopted an ordinance adding Chapter 25, Article 2, Division 2, sections 25-33.1 through 25-33.14, to the Escondido Municipal Code to establish a one-cent general transactions and use (sales) tax, for 20 years, to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration including provisions for citizen's oversight and accountability ("the Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, Chapter 25, Article 2, Division 2 of the Escondido Mun icipal Code establishes a one- cent transactions and use tax for 20 years, to be administered by the State Board of Equalization (the “Sales Tax”); and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2024-08, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A,” would implement the Sales Tax which, if approved by voters, would take effect no later than April 1, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by statute to submit the Ordinance to the voters; and 444
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WHEREAS, in accordance with State elections law, the City Council has called a General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Escondido, California, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date; that the City precincts, polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same; that the Registrar of Voters canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election; and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Escondido , California, as follows:
1. All of the foregoing recitals are true.
2. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State o f California, there shall be and there is hereby called and ordered to be held in the City of Escondido, California, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, a General Municipal Election for the purpose of submitting the following proposed Ordinance imposing a general transactions and use (sal es) tax to the qualified electors of the City of Escondido.
3. That the City Council, pursuant to its right and authority, does order submitted to the voters at the General Municipal Election on November 5, 2024, the following question:
To provide funding for essential services in Escondido, such as providing public safety; addressing homelessness; improving streets, sidewalks and infrastructure; increasing police, fire and paramedic services; reducing traffic congestion; and maintaining parks, trails and open space, shall the Escondido Community Investment Measure establishing a local one-cent sales tax providing approximately twenty-eight million dollars annually for twenty years be adopted, for general government use, with independent audits, citizen oversight, and all money staying in Escondido?
Yes
No
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4. That the text of the Ordinance submitted to the vo ters is attached as Exhibit “A” and incorporated into this Resolution by this reference.
5. That the notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk of the City of Escondido (“City Clerk”) is authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
6. Pursuant to California Elections Code section 9282, the City Council hereby acknowledges its authority, and the authority of any individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, or bona fide association of citizens, or any combina tion of voters and associations, to submit a written argument, not to exceed 300 words, for or against the measure. Arguments must be submitted to the City Clerk, and may be changed until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk, after which no arguments for or against the measure may be submitted, withdrawn or changed.
7. Pursuant to California Elections Code section 9285, rebuttal arguments will be allowed. The rebuttal arguments may not exceed 250 words. Rebuttal arguments must be submitted to the City Clerk, and may be changed until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk, after which no rebuttal arguments for or against the measure may be submitted to the City Clerk. Th us, this Section 7 is a pplicable only to the November 5 , 2024 election called by this Resolution and after that election, shall expire.
8. Pursuant to California Elections Code section 9280, the City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney of the City of Escondido (“City Attorney”). The City Attorney is directed to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure, not to exceed 500 words in length, showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure, and transmit such impartial analysis to the City Clerk by the date fi xed by the City Clerk.
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9. Pursuant to California Elections Code section 10403, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego is hereby requested to permit the Registrar of Voters to perform and render all services and proceedings, and to procure and furnish any and all offici al ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies and equipment and paraphernalia incidental to and connected with the conduct of the subject election of the City of Escondido, with the cooperation and assistance of the City Clerk, in order to properly and lawfully conduct such election.
10. The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego is hereby requested to consolidate this election with the statewide election to be held on the same day, in the same territory.
Pursuant to California Elections Code section 10411 and section 10418: (a) the election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election; (b) only one form of ballot shall be used; and (c) the Registrar of Voters of the County of San Diego shall canvass the returns of the subject election as part of the canvass of the returns of the election consolidated hereby.
11. Pursuant to California Elections Code sections 10410 and 10418, within the territories affected by this consolidation, the elections precincts, polling places, voting booths and poling hours shall, in every case, be the same, and there shall be only one set of election officers in each of the precincts.
12. The polls of said election shall be open at seven o'clock a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o'clock p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed, except as provided in California Elections Code section 14401 or as otherwise required or allowed under applicable law.
13. That the ballots to be used at the electi on shall be, both as to form and matter contained in form and content as required by law.
14. That the vote requirement for the measure to pass is a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast.
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15. The County of San Diego shall be reimbursed in full for the services performed by the Registrar of Voters for the City of Escondido upon presentation of a bill therefor, and this City agrees to indemnify and save free and harmless the County, its officers, agents and employees from expense or liability, including r easonable attorney’s fees, as a result of an election contes t arising from this election.
16. The City Council finds that this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
17. That in all particulars not otherwise recited in this Resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
18. The provisions of this Resolution are severable and if any provision of this Resolution is held invalid, improper or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from the Resolution and the remainder of this Resolution shall continue in full force and effect, and not be affected by such invalidity.
19. The City Clerk is hereby directed to certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and forthwith file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the Registrar of Voters of the Coun ty of San Diego and to issue instructions to the Registrar of Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the election.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 25,
ARTICLE 2, DIVISION 2, S ECTION 25-33.1 THROUGH 25-
33.14 TO THE ESCONDIDO MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ESTABLISH A ONE-CENT GENERAL TRANSACTIONS AND
USE (SALES) TAX TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE
ADMINISTRATION INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR
CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2024, proponents for the Escondido Community Investment Initiative (“Proponents”) filed a Notice of Intention to Circulate a Petition in the City of Escondido (“City”), to establish a one -cent general transaction and use (sales) tax increase, for twenty years, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9202 (“Petition”), with the Office of the City Clerk for the City of Escondido (“City Clerk”); and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2024, the City Attorney for the City of Escondido drafted a Ballot Title and Summary, pursuant to California Elections Code section 9203(a). The City Clerk provided the Ballot Title and Summary to the Proponents, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9203(b); and WHEREAS, o n January 25, 2024, Proponents published the Notice of Intention to Circulate a Petition and the Ballot Title and Summary in the Escondido Times -Advocate, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9205. The Proponents provided a copy of the proof of publication to the City Clerk, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9206. After the Notice of Intention to Circulate a Petition and the Ballot Title and Summary were published, Proponents commenced circulation of the Petition, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9207; and WHEREAS, on May 31, 2024, Proponents filed the Petitions with the City Clerk and the City Clerk conducted a prima facie count of the signatures, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9210. On 449
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June 3, 2024 the City Clerk provided the Petitions to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters for verification, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 9115(a); and WHEREAS, on June 18, 2024, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters informed the City Clerk that 7,717 signatures for the Escondido Community Investment Initiative had been verified, via their 3 percent Random Sample Count. Per the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Registration Report that was on file prior to the Notice of Intention being submitted to the City Clerk’s Off ice on January 9, 2024, the number of signatures required to qualify a measure for the ballot in Escondido was 7,748; and WHEREAS, on June 19, 2024, the City Clerk requested that the San Diego County Registrar of Voters proceed with conducting a full count of all signatures submitted for the Escondido Community Investment Initiative; and
WHEREAS, on June 20, 2024, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters notified the City Clerk that their official deadline to count the remaining signatures is October 8, 2024; and WHEREAS, the deadline to place a measure on the November 5, 2024 General Election Ballot is August 9, 2024; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XIIIC of the California Constitution, and California Revenue and Taxation Code section 7285.9, the City has the authority to enact a local sales tax for general purposes with the approval of the majority of voters in the City voting in an election on the issue.
NOW, THEREFORE, subject to approval by an affirmative, simple majority vote of the people as required by law, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. TITLE.
Division 2 of Article 2 of this chapter shall be known as the “Escondido Community Investment Measure.” The City of Escondido hereinafter shall be called "C ity." This ordinance shall be applicable in the incorporated territory of the City.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this measure is to achieve the following, among other purposes, and directs that the provisions hereof be interpreted in order to accomplish these purposes:
A. To impose a retail transaction and use tax, in accordance with the provisions of Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and Section 7285.9 of Part 1.7 of Division 2 which authorizes the City to adopt this tax ordinance which shall be operative if a majority vote of the electors voting on the measure vote to approve the imposition of the tax at an election called for that purpose.
B. To adopt a retail transaction and use tax ordinance that incorporates provisions identical to those of the Sales and Use Tax Law of the State of California insofar as those provisions are not inconsistent with the requirements and limitations contained in Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
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 the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration in a manner that adapts itself as fully as practicable to, and requires the least possible deviation from, the existing statutory and administrative procedures followed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration in administering and collecting California State Sales and Use Taxes.
D. To adopt a retail transaction and use tax ordinance that can be administered in a manner that will be, to the greatest degree possible, consistent with the provisions of Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the 451
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Revenue and Taxation Code, minimize the cost of collecting the transactions and use taxes, and at the same time, minimize the burden of record keeping upon persons subject to taxation under the provisions of the Ordinance.
E. To provide transactions and use tax revenue for unrestricted general revenue purposes, and not specific purposes. All the proceeds from the tax imposed by this Division shall be placed in the City’s general fund and be available for any legal municipal purpose.
SECTION 3. CODE AMENDMENT.
The Escondido Municipal Code is hereby revised to create a Chapter 25, Article 2, Division 1 incorporating without amending existing Sections 25-17 through 25-32, inclusive, to be titled “Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax;” replacing reserved section 25.33 by adding Chapter 25, Article 2, Division 2, Sections 25 -33.1 through 25-33.14 as set forth below, thereby enacting a local transaction and us e tax within the City of Escondido to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration:
CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 2, DIVISION 2. ONE CENT SALES TAX Section 25-33.1. Transactions and Use Tax Imposition Rate.
A. For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail, a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers in the incorporated territory of the City at the rate of one percent (1%) of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in said territory on and after the Operative Date of this Division.
B. An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use or other consumption in the City of tangible personal property purchased from any retailer on and after the Operative Date of this Division for storage, use or other consumption in said territory at the rate of one percent (1%) of the sales price of the property. The sales price shall include delivery charges when such charges are subject to state sales or use tax regardless of the place to which delivery is made.
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Section 25-33.2. Operative Date.
"Operative Date" means the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 110 days after the approval of the voters of the City of a measure approving the imposition of th e transactions and use tax set forth herein, unless a later Operative Date becomes effective under the provisions of Section 25 -
33.4. Section 25-33.3. Termination Date.
The authority to levy the tax imposed by this Division shall expire twenty (20) years after the Operative Date.
Section 25-33.4. Contract with California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
Prior to the Operative Date, City shall contract with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to perform all functions incident to the administration and operation of th is Division ; provided, that if the City shall not have contracted with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration prior to the Operative Date, it shall nevertheless so contract, and in such a case the Operative Date shall be the first day of the first calendar quarter following the effective date of such a contract.
Section 25-33.5. Place of Sale.
For the purposes of this Division, all 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 out -of-state destination or to a common carrier for delivery to an out -of-state destination. 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 which delivery is made. In the event a retailer has no permanent place of business in the state or has more than one place of business, the place or places at which the retail sales are consummated shall be determined under rules and regulations to be prescribed and adopted by the California Department of tax and Fee Administration.
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Section 25-33.6. Adoption of Provisions of State Law.
Except as otherwise provided in this Division 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 provisions of Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code are hereby adopted and made a part of this Division as though fully set forth herein.
Section 25-33.7. Limitations on Adoption of State Law and Collection of Use Taxes.
In adopting the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code:
A. Wherever the State of California is named or referred to as the taxing agency, the name of this City shall be substituted therefor. However, the substitution shall not be made when:
1. The word "State" is used as part of the title of the State Controller, State Treasurer, Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, State Treasury, or the Constitution of the State of California;
2. The result of that substitution would require action be taken by or against this City or any agency, office, or employee thereof, rather than by or against the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, in performing the functions incident to the administration or operation of this Division.
3. In those sections, including but not necessarily lim ited to sections referring to the exterior boundaries of the State of California, where the result of the substitution would be to:
a. Provide an exemption from this tax with respect to certain 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 consumption remain subject to tax by the state under the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code; or b. Impose this tax with respect to certain sales, storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property which would not be subject to tax by the state under the said 454
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provision of that code.
4. In Sections 6701, 6702 (except in the last sentence thereof), 6711, 6715, 6737, 6797 or 6828 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
B. The word "City" shall be substituted for the word "State" in the phrase "retailer engaged in business in this State" in Section 6203 and in the definition of that phrase in Section 6203.
Section 25-33.8. Permit Not Required.
If a seller's permit has been issued to a retailer under Section 6067 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, an additional transactor's permit shall not be required by this Division.
Section 25-33.9. Exemptions and Exclusions.
A. There shall be excluded f rom this Division of the transactions tax and the use tax the amount of any sales tax or use tax imposed by the State of California or by any city, city and county, or county pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law or the amount of any state- administered transactions or use tax.
B. There are exempted from the computation of the amount of transactions tax the gross receipts from:
1. Sales of tangible personal property, other than fuel or petroleum products, to operators of aircraft to be used or consumed principally outside the county in which the sale is made and directly and exclusively in the use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property under the authority of the laws of this State, the United States, or any foreign government.
2. Sales of property to be used outside the City which is shipped to a point outside the City, pursuant to the contract of sale, by delivery to such point by the retailer or his agent, or by delivery by the retailer to a carrier f or shipment to a consignee at such point. For the purposes of this paragraph, delivery to a point outside the City shall be satisfied:
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registration pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, aircraft license in compliance with Section 21411 of the Public Utilities Code, and undocumented vessels registered under Chapter 2 of Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840) of the Vehicle Code by registration to an out-ofCity address and by a declaration under penalty of perjury, signed by the buyer, stating that such address is, in fact, his or her principal place of residence; and b. With respect to commercial vehicles, by registration to a 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.
3. The sale of tangible personal property if the seller is obligated to furnish the property for a fixed price pursuant to a contract entered into prior to the Operative Date of this Division.
4. A lease of tangible personal property which is a continuing sale of 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 Division.
5. For the purposes of subsections (B)(3) and (B)(4) of this section, the sale or lease of tangible personal property shall be deemed to be obligated pursuant to a contract or lease for any period of time for which any party to the contract or lease has the unconditional right to terminate the contract or lease upon notice, whether or not such right is exercised.
C. There are exempted from the use tax imposed by this Division, the storage, use or other consumption in this City of tangible personal property:
1. The gross receipts from the sale of which have been subject to a transactions tax under any state-administered transactions and use tax ordinance.
2. Other than fuel or petroleum products purchased by operators of aircraft and used or consumed by such operators directly and exclusively in the use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property for hire or compensation under a certificate of public convenience and necessity 456
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issued pursuant to the laws of this state, the United States, or any foreign government. This exemption is in addition to the exemptions provided in Sections 6366 and 6366.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California.
3. If the purchaser is ob ligated to purchase the property for a fixed price pursuant to a contract entered into prior to the Operative Date of this Division.
4. If the possession of, or the exercise of any right or power over, the tangible personal property arises under a lease which is a continuing purchase of such property for any period of time for which the lessee is obligated to lease the property for an amount fixed by a lease prior to the Operative Date of this Division.
5. For the purposes of subparagraphs (C)(3) and (C)(4) of this section, storage, use, or other consumption, or possession of, or exercise or any right or power over, 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 contract or lease has the unconditional right to terminate the contract or lease upon notice, whether or not such right is exercised.
6. Except as provided in subparagraph (C)(7), a retailer engaged in business in the City shall not be required to collect use tax from the purchaser of tangible personal property, unless the retailer ships or delivers the property into the 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 of business of the retailer in the City or through any representative, agent, canvasser, solicitor, subsidiary, or person in the City under the authority of the retailer.
7. "A retailer engaged in business in the City" shall also include 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, aircraft 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 457
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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.
D. Any person subject to use tax under this Division 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 consumptions of which is subject to the use tax.
Section 25-33.10. Amendments to Revenue and Taxation Code.
All amendments subsequent to the Operative Date of this Division 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 Division; provided however, that no such amendment shall operate so as to affect the rate of tax imposed by this Division.
Section 25-33.11. Enjoining Collection Forbidden.
No injunction or writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process shall issue in any suit, action or proceeding 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 Division, 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.
Section 25-33.12. Amendments by City Council.
The following amendments to this Division must be approved by the voters of the City: terminating the tax, increasing or decreasing the tax rate; revising the methodology for calculating the tax, such that a tax increase would result; or, imposing the tax on transactions and uses not previously s ubject to the tax (unless such amendment occurs automatically by operation of law). The City Council may otherwise amend this Division without submitting the amendment to the voters for approval. 458
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Section 25-33.13. Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds from the tax imposed by this Division shall be for unrestricted general revenue purposes of the City and shall be received into the general fund of the City. Nothing in this Division shall constitute the tax imposed under this Division as a special tax, or bind the City to use the proceeds for any specific purpose or function; the City Council shall retain discretion to expend the proceeds of the tax for any lawful purpose of the City.
Section 25-33.14. Citizens' Oversight and Accountability.
A. Purpose. The purpose of the Citizens’ Oversight Committee is to ensure citizen participation, open discussion, and accountability regarding the use of the revenue generated under this Division.
B. Establishment. A Citizens’ Oversight Committee (“Commit tee”) is hereby established to oversee revenues received by the City from the transaction and use tax imposed pursuant to this Division, and to ensure that tax revenues are used by the City in a manner consistent with the voter approved measure adopting this Division.
C. Appointment and Composition of Committee Members.
1. The Citizens’ Oversight Committee shall consist of five (5) members, as follows:
a. One (1) member shall be a current serving Officer of the Escondido Police Officers Association, as selected by the Association’s Board of Directors. b. One (1) member shall be a current serving Officer of the Escondido Firefighters Association, as selected by the Association’s Board of Directors. c. Three (3) members shall be appointed by the City Council, as follows:
i. One (1) member shall be active in a business organization representing the business community located in the City.
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County Tax payers Association cannot be identified to serve on the Committee, solicitation for representation of a bona -fide taxpayers association shall be opened to the broader community.
iii. One (1) member shall be of the community at-large.
2. The City Council shall als o appoint one (1) alternate member who will serve only when quorum is not met without his or her participation.
3. If no representative is able and willing to serve on the Committee in any of the appointment categories specified in subsection (1), the City Co uncil shall have the discretion to appoint a member of the community at-large to fill that Committee position.
4. Upon their appointment and during their incumbency, members of the Committee shall be and remain residents of the incorporated territory of the C ity. Current and past employees, officials or vendors shall be eligible to serve on the Committee, provided that there are no conflicts of interest as determined by the City Attorney.
5. Candidates for Committee membership pursuant to subsection (1)(c) shall be solicited through an open application process that is promoted through a broad-based recruitment process. Any resident of the incorporated territory of the City of voting age is eligible to apply for Committee membership, subject to the appointment cate gories specified in subsection (1)(c). All applications will be reviewed by the City Council, who will collectively have the authority to make all final decisions on committee membership.
D. Terms of Service; Vacancies.
1. Members of the Committee shall be appoi nted for terms of two (2) years. No committee member shall serve more than three (3) consecutive terms. 460
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2. Committee members whose terms expire shall continue to serve until their successor is appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs other than by expirat ion of a term, it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.
3. Should a member of the Committee fail to attend two (2) consecutive regular meetings, unless excused for cause by the chairperson, that member’s service shall be deemed vacant and the member’s term ended. The Committee secretary shall immediately notify the City Council of such termination.
4. Committee members shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed in the sole determination, with or without cause, notice, hearing or appeal, by the City Council.
5. All Committee members’ terms will end when the Escondido Community Investment Measure terminates pursuant to Section 25-33.3.
E. Meetings; Officers; Rules of Procedure; Quorum.
1. The Committee may adopt rules and regulations to govern proceedings and shall set a time for regular meetings which shall be held at least bi-annually.
2. The Committee shall elect a chairperson, vice -chairperson and secretary. Their respective duties shall be as are usually carried out by such officers. In the chairperson, vice-chairperson or secretary’s absence or disability, the Committee may designate a chairperson, vice - chairperson or secretary pro tempore. Officers shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected.
3. A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
4. Committee meetings are subject to all open-meeting laws, and must be noticed and open to the public. Committee minutes and reports are a matter of public record and mu st be made available to the public in the manner provided by law.
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5. Orientation and training is mandatory for all new committee members. Each committee member shall attend such orientation and training prior to their first regular committee meeting.
F. Powers and Duties.
1. The Citizens’ Oversight Committee shall review the revenue collected pursuant to this Division and provide an audit report on the use of that revenue to the City Council at least annually, no later than ninety (90) days following the conclusion of each fiscal year. The Committee shall confine its oversight specifically to revenues generated under this Division.
2. The City Manager or his or her designee shall provide any reasonable administrative or technical assistance required by the Committee to fulfill its responsibilities or publicize its findings.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall be binding and effectively immediately, upon the approval of a simple majority of the voters voting on the question at an election called for that purpose.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Division or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Division which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Division are severable.
This City Council and the People of the City of Escondido hereby declare that they would have adopted the ordinance codified in this Division irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof and intends that the invalid portions should be severed and the balance of the Chapter or Division be enforced.
SECTION 6. INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS.
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If any provision of this ordinance conflicts with other provisions contained in the Escondido Municipal Code, or appendices thereto, or any other ordinances of the City inconsistent herewith, the provisions of this ordinance shall supersede any other conflicting provision.
SECTION 7. CONFLICTS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.
The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the extent that they would violate state or federal laws.
SECTION 8.
The City Clerk shall be authorized , but it not required, to replace the term " Escondido Community Investment Measure" wherever it appears in this ordinance, and in Resolution No. 2024-08, with the respective ballot designations determined by the County Registrar before this ordinance is codified.
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BALLOT TITLE
Initiative Measure to Amend the Escondido Municipal Code to Establish a One-Cent Local Sales Tax with a Citizen’s Oversight Committee.
BALLOT SUMMARY
If approved by a majority of voters, this initiative measure, which proposes an ordinance entitled:
“Escondido Community Investment Initiative ,” would amend the Escondido Municipal Code (“Code”) to add Chapter 25, Article 2, Division 2, Sections 25 -33.1 through 25-33.14, enacting a local transaction and use tax (“Tax”) on non-exempt purchases made within the City of Escondido (“City”) to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (“CDTFA”) and establish a Citizen’s Oversight Committee to review revenue collected from and expenditures made of the Tax proceeds.
The Tax imposed upon all retailers in the City by the initiative for sales of non-exempt tangible personal property would be at the rate of one percent (1%) of the gross receipts of the sale. The imposition of the Tax would start on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 110 days after the approval of the voters of the City (“Operative Date”) , unless a later Operative Date is provided for by contract with the CDTFA.
The authority to levy the Tax imposed by this initiative will expire twenty (20) years after the Operative Date.
The initiative excludes taxation o n specifically identified tangible personal property and transactions and any sales or use taxes imposed by the State of California ; by any city or county pursuant to the Bradley -Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law ; and, the amount of any state-administered transactions or use tax.
The City Council may amend the Code without further voter approval except when terminating the Tax; increasing or decreasing the Tax rate; revising the methodology for calculating the Tax, such that a tax increase would result; or, imposing the Tax on transactions and uses not previously subject to the Tax, unless such an amendment would occur automatically by operation of law.
The proceeds from the Tax imposed by this initiative must be received into the general fund of the City and may be used for any lawful general revenue purposes of the City.
The initiative establishes a five-member Citizen’s Oversight Committee (“Committee”) and mandates its member appointment process , including a residency requirement ; length and expiration of member terms; filling of vacancies; meeting rules and requirements compliant with the state open-meeting rules; and, identifies its powers and duties.
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The Committee is charged with the duty to review the revenue collected from the Tax and production of a yearly audit report on the u se of the Tax revenues. Such audit reports will be public records and made available as required by state law.
/s/ Michael McGuinness, City Attorney
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CYNTHIA L. PAES
Registrar of Voters
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
County Operations Center Campus
5600 Overland Avenue, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92123 Telephone: (858) 565-5800 Toll-free: 1 (800) 696-0136 TTY / TDD: (800) 735-2929 Facsimile: (858) 505-6876 Web Address: www.sdvote.com SHAWN K. BROM
Assistant Registrar of Voters
Date:
To:
October 31, 2023
All Interested Parties
From
: Elvira Vargas
Elections Manager, Campaign Services
Re: S
ignature Requirements for Qualifying
Initiative and Referendum Petitions
Attached is a report that shows the number of signatures required to qualify an initiative or referendum petition for an upcoming ballot. The applicable code sections are also included.
This report will be updated periodically, and copies distributed. The applicable report is indicated in the chart below.
YEAR REPORT
ATTACHED: VOTERS REGISTERED BY: DAYS BEFORE/ELECTION TYPE 2023
February 10 Required each odd-num bered year
X October 3, 2023 154/Primary
2024
January 5, 2024 60/Primary
February 19, 2024 15/Primary
July 5, 2024 123/General
September 6, 2024 60/General
October 21, 2024 15/General
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SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
Based on the votes cast throughout the COUNTY for Governor in November 2022; the number of signatures required is effective until the November 2026 election.
TYPE OF PETITION GOVERNED BY
CA ELECTIONS CODE
PERCENT
REQUIRED
SIGNATURES
REQUIRED
Initiative Petition
Section 9118
10% of 1,029,228
102,923
Referendum Petition
Section 9144
CHARTER CITIES IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITIES OF: CARLSBAD, CHULA VISTA, DEL MAR, EL CAJON, OCEANSIDE, SAN MARCOS, SANTEE and VISTA: Procedures/signatures for an initiative or referendum are the same as General Law Cities, shown on the next page.
CITY OF SAN DIEGO
A measure would be placed on the ballot at the NEXT REGULAR CITYWIDE election; not at a special election.
TYPE OF PETITION
LAWS GOVERNING PERCENT
REQUIRED
SIGNATURES
REQUIRED
Initiative Petition
San Diego City
M.C. §27.0104
3% of 800,192
10% of 800,192
(Based on registered voters at last
General Election 11/8/2022)
24,006
80,020
Referendum Petition
5% of 800,192
(Based on registered voters at last
General Election 11/8/2022)
40,010
Charter Amendment
California Elections
Code Section 9255
15% of 801,009
(Based on latest report of
registration to SOS 10/3/2023)
120,152
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REPORT OF REGISTRATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
These figures listed below are based on the Registrar of Voters latest report of Registration to the Secretary of State.
Date of this report: 10/3/2023
DATES TO SUBMIT STATEMENT OF REGISTRATION TO SECRETARY OF STATE California Elections Code Section 2187
Election
Date
Sent to SOS
on these Dates
Based on Voters
Registered as of these Dates
DAYS BEFORE/
ELECTION TYPE
DATES
(NOT LATER THAN DATES LISTED)
DAYS BEFORE/
ELECTION TYPE
DATES FOR
2023/2024
2023 On or before March 1 March 1, 2023 Odd year report February 10, 2023 March 5,
2024
135/Direct Primary October 22, 2023 154/Direct Primary October 3, 2023 50/Direct Primary January 15, 2024 60/Direct Primary January 5, 2024 7/Primary February 27, 2024 15/Primary February 19, 2024
November 5,
2024
102/General July 26, 2024 123/General July 5, 2024
50/General September 16, 2024 60/General September 6, 2024 7/General October 29, 2024 15/General October 21, 2024
GENERAL LAW CITIES
TYPE OF PETITION CALIFORNIA
ELECTIONS CODE
PERCENT REQUIRED
(Of reg. voters)
SIGNATURES
REQUIRED
Initiative Petition to consolidate with
NEXT REGULAR MUNICIPAL election
Section 9215
10%
(See Below) Referendum Petition – next
REGULAR OR SPECIAL election
Section 9237
10%
Charter Amendment Section 9255 15%
CITY REGISTERED
VOTERS 10%
*Carlsbad 81,177 8,118
*Chula Vista 166,692 16,670
Coronado 11,116 1,112
*Del Mar 3,248 325
*El Cajon 51,476 5,148
Encinitas 44,380 4,439
Escondido 77,478 7,748
Imperial Beach 13,903 1,391
La Mesa 37,299 3,730
Lemon Grove 15,821 1,583
National City 28,025 2,803
*Oceanside 105,944 10,595
Poway 32,928 3,293
*San Diego (See preceding page) *San Marcos 52,933 5,294
*Santee 38,011 3,802
Solana Beach 9,495 950
*Vista 51,665 5,167
*Charter Cities: San Diego and Chula Vista have specific election laws as a part of each charter. Carlsbad, El Cajon, Del Mar, Oceanside, San Marcos, Santee and Vista follow the general laws of the State of California concerning elections.
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