Measure B
Measure to Fund San Diego County Health & Safety Services
initiative statute
Official Summary
To clean-up sewage pollution in Tijuana River Valley, improve wildfire prevention, emergency response, access to healthcare, food assistance, childhood development services, and authorized administrative expenses; shall the measure authorizing a half-cent sales tax raising an estimated $400M to $450M annually, requiring citizen oversight, public spending disclosure, and independent annual audits, and lasting until ended by voters, be adopted?
Fiscal Impact: This measure would raise taxes by implementing an additional 0.5% sales tax county-wide in addition to any other taxes required by law. The tax would apply within the County of San Diego, affecting all consumers making retail purchases in the county raising the combined sales-tax rate from 7.75% to 8.25% in cities at the base tax rate, and to 9.25% in the cities currently at 8.75% The tax would create a dedicated revenue stream estimated at $400 to $450 million annually for the Protect San Diego County Health and Safety Fund which would add approximately 4.3% to San Diego County’s existing $9.16 billion dollar budget and will last until ended by another voter initiative..
Notes
Establish a Citizen Oversight Committee
Funds would be used for:
no more than 1.5% on admin
up to $300k on the Oversight Committee
Stopping sewage pollution in the Tijuana River Valley: 22.5%
no less than 20% on infrastructure
Public safety services and wildfire prevention: 17.5%
no less than 8% on fire preparedness
no less than 8% on law enforcement and 911
Healthcare, childcare, and nutrition services: 60%
5% for in-home healthcare
7% SNAP and food insecurity
9% for services historically funded by Medicare
17% for County Medical Services
8% for chidcare providers
8% childcare vouchers
6% early childhood health services
exemptions consistent with the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law
