ORDINANCE NO. __________
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 3-30 OF THE SANTA ROSA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST AND EXTEND THE CITY’S 2020 TRANSACTIONS AND USE (GENERAL) TAX WHEREAS, in 2020 the City of Santa Rosa’s voters approved a transactions and use (sales) tax rate of 0.50 percent. This existing general tax of 0.5 percent is in place until March 31, 2031 (Santa Rosa Muni. Code, ch. 3-30); WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to ask the City’s voters to adjust this general tax to 1.0 percent, and to extend that tax by removing its expiration date; NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 3-30, Section 3-30.015 (Operative Date) of the Santa Rosa Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Operative date” means the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 110 days after the effective date of this Chapter as amended by the City’s voters in 2026.
Section 2. Chapter 3-30, Section 3-30.040 (Transactions Tax Rate) of the Santa Rosa Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail, a general tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers in the incorporated territory of the City at the rate of one percent 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 chapter.
Section 3. Chapter 3-30, Section 3-30.050 (Use Tax Rate) of the Santa Rosa Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
A general 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 chapter for storage, use or other consumption in said territory at the rate of one percent 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.
Section 4. Chapter 3-30, Sections 3-30.120 (Effective Date) and 3-30.130 (Termination Date) are hereby repealed.
Section 5. The taxes imposed by this Ordinance shall remain in effect until repealed by the City Council or by the voters of the City of Santa Rosa.
Section 6. This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. (14 CCR § 15061(b)(3).) Further, this Ordinance simply creates a government funding mechanism, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (14 CCR § 15378(b)(4).) Section 7. This Ordinance shall go into effect 10 days after the City Council declares its approval by a simple majority of the City’s voters. (Elec. Code, § 9217.) IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Rosa, California, on this day of December, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSE:
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
City Attorney
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