CALIFORNIA CITY VOTERS OK PARCEL TAX.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer With the passage of an annual tax of $75 per parcel, California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). City will repair its streets and re-establish a parks and recreation program, Mayor Larry Adams said Wednesday. California City voters approved the tax, which will last for three years, 76.4 percent to 23.6 percent. The tax, listed as Measure B on Tuesday's ballot, is expected to raise $3 million annually. ``Now we have to do our due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. to do what we said we were going to do,'' Adams said. A third of the tax revenue is earmarked for street repairs. The city's Fire Department will receive about 16 percent of the revenue and the Police Department will receive 12 percent. The city also will spend about $280,000 annually for parks and recreation activities - re-establishing a program that has been absent for five years. Other revenues will be used for maintenance of city facilities, neglected in recent years because of budget constraints A Budget Constraint represents the combinations of goods and services that a consumer can purchase given current prices and his income. Consumer theory uses the concepts of a budget constraint and a preference ordering to analyze consumer choices. . The spending priorities were based on surveys and public meetings held this winter. The city had put off decisions about replacing former city manager Steve West Steve West can refer to:
Since then, Terry Hicks Hicks , Edward 1780-1849. American painter of primitive works, notably The Peaceable Kingdom, of which nearly 100 versions exist. , the city's financial officer, has been serving as interim city manager. The city will have to take a look at whether it wants to hire a new city manager or go to a city administrator-type style of government, in which more of the decision-making is done by the City Council, Adams said. Measure B was the city's fifth attempt in three years to replace a $53-per-parcel tax that expired ex·pire v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires v.intr. 1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired. 2. in 1995 after augmenting the city's budget for eight years. Voters rejected the previous four attempts. Last week, Adams predicted a big victory for Measure B, citing a renewed optimism in the city about the economy. Among the reasons for optimism is the start of construction of a privately operated prison that is projected to employ more than 400 people and the recent opening of a Rite Aid Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) is a United States retailer and pharmacy chain, operating over 5,000 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains. drug store - a major event for the city of about 9,000 residents. |
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