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Measure G Transient Occupancy Tax City of Brisbane Majority Approval Required
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Results as of Dec 29 12:09pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (3/3) 27.8% Voter Turnout (77,340/277,759) |
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Shall the existing transient occupancy tax on the rent charged for use of hotel rooms in the city be increased from 10% to 12%?
The existing rate of the hotel tax is ten percent (10%) of the rent charged by the hotel operator for the use of the hotel room. Measure G will amend Section 3.24.030 in the Chapter 3.24 of the Municipal Code by increasing the tax rate from ten percent (10%) to twelve percent (12%). No other changes to this section would be made. The additional proceeds wll also constitute general taxes that may be used for any municipal purposes. Under Proposition 13 and Proposition 218, any increase in a general tax requires approval by a majority of voters voting upon the ballot measure. A "Yes" vote on Measure G is a vote in favor of the 2% increase in the hotel tax; a "No" vote on Measure G is a vote against the 2% increase. If approved by a majority of the voters, the 2% increase will become effective 10 days after the date on which result of the vote is declared by the Brisbane City Council.
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Arguments For Measure G | Arguments Against Measure G | ||
Brisbane's Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), commonly called the "hotel tax" is paid by those who rent hotel rooms in Brisbane. The current hotel room TOT is 10%. This measure would raise the hotel room tax to 12%. At current room and occupancy rates, this measure is estimated to contribute $200,000 per year to the General Fund.
The General Fund City pays for city services such as public safety and emergency services, park and field maintenance, road repair, recreation, and open space acquisition and management. Brisbane's General Fund has been impacted by decreasing property values and the associated recession. Current 2009/2010 fiscal year projections are for General Fund revenues to decrease by several hundred thousand dollars. One of the ways to insure continued City services is to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax. This new source of approximately $200,000 a year to the City's General Fund will increase the likelihood that Brisbane's police, fire, street maintenance, parks and recreation, and environmental programs are maintained. If this measure is approved, Brisbane's TOT would remain comparable to that of other cities near the airport. The City Council seeks revenues to provide the services and programs the community expects. The TOT is a beneficial way to produce new revenue from tourists, visitors, and business travelers who use City services. Please help ensure the revenue that's raised here stays here - vote YES on Measure G! The undersigned authors of the Argument in Favor of Measure G at the General Election for the City of Brisbane to be held on November 3, 2009 hereby state that the argument is true and correct to the best of their knowledge and belief. /s/ A. Sepi Richardson, Mayor, City of Brisbane /s/ W. Clarke Conway, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Brisbane /s/ Michael G. Barnes, Councilmember, City of Brisbane /s/ Cyril G. Bologoff, Councilmember, City of Brisbane /s/ Stephen W. Waldo, Councilmember, City of Brisbane
Raising the Transient Occupancy Tax will make Brisbane less competitive in the local lodging industry and will threaten the existing tax revenue base generated by the hotels; thereby negating any of the proposed increase for the General Fund.
/s/ Gina Merz, General Manager, Homewood Suites Brisbane /s/ George Hawawini, Proprietor, Mangiare and Xebec Restauraants of Brisbane, Brisbane resident /s/ Raymond Nowak, Director of Sales, Radisson Hotel Brisbane /s/ Manny Mateo, Director of Sales, Homewood Suites Brisbane | Raising the Transient Occupancy Tax at hotels in the City of Brisbane is the wrong way to increase revenues for the General Fund in the current economic environment. The local hotels cannot afford a tax increase that will negatively impact our competitiveness and push roomnight demand outside our city limits. A NO vote on Measure G enables our hotels to remain competitive relative to the local area (airport hotels) and regionally (throughout the peninsula).
The facts are clear:
/s/ John P. Henry, General Manager, Radisson Hotel, Brisbane /s/ Gina Merz, General Manager, Homewood Suites Brisbane /s/ George Hawawini, Proprietor, Mangiare and Xebec Restauraants of Brisbane, Brisbane resident /s/ Raymond Nowak, Director of Sales, Radisson Hotel Brisbane /s/ Manny Mateo, Director of Sales, Homewood Suites Brisbane
/s/ A. Sepi Richardson, Mayor, City of Brisbane /s/ W. Clarke Conway, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Brisbane /s/ Michael G. Barnes, Councilmember, City of Brisbane /s/ Cyril G. Bologoff, Councilmember, City of Brisbane /s/ Stephen W. Waldo, Councilmember, City of Brisbane |
Full Text of Measure G |
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BRISBANE INCREASING THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
The People of the City of Brisbane, California, hereby ordain as follows: Section 1: Section 3.24.030 in Chapter 3.24 of the Brisbane Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: 3.24.030 Tax Imposed "For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of twelve percent (12%) of the rent charged by the operator. This tax is also applicable to therent of hotel rooms by businesses on a long-term basis for temporary use by their clients or employees. Such tax constitutes a debt owned by the transient to the city, which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the city. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel at the time the rent is paid. If the rent is paid in installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall be paid with each installment. The unpaid tax shall be due upon the transient's ceasing to occupy space or rent space for potential occupancy in the hotel. If for any reason the tax due is not paid to the operator of the hotel, the tax administrator may require that such tax shall be paid directly to the tax administrator." Section 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. |