Budget in Brief
Measure Y
Measure Y: Transaction and Use Tax
Measure Y, passed by a simple majority (50% plus 1) of Ukiah voters in November of 2016, is a general (unrestricted) transaction and use tax. A general, unrestricted tax is one that can be used to fund any program, function, service, or project at the discretion of the City Council. It is not a special, restricted tax, which would require approval of two-thirds of the voting public. Measure Z, passed in conjunction with Measure Y, was a distinctly separate, advisory Measure Y, indicating the voting public's preference for the use of Measure Y proceeds. Language for the two ballot measures was as follows:
Ballot Measure “Y":
Shall Ordinance No. 1165 be adopted to impose as a general tax an additional transaction (sales) and use tax of one-half of one percent within the city limits of the City of Ukiah to fund essential City services, including street repair and maintenance? Such tax increase is estimated to raise $2,470,000 annually at a rate of .5%. The duration of the tax will continue unless or until the tax is repealed by majority vote in a municipal election.
Advisory Measure “Z”:
Shall street repair and maintenance and related public infrastructure improvements be the exclusive use of the revenues from an additional ½ percent sales tax in the City of Ukiah and add to and not replace current spending for street maintenance and repair?
Measure Y Revenues
Total General Fund Expenditures on Streets and Rights-of-Way
Presented here are all streets and rights-of-way expenditures incurred and proposed by the general fund, including all sources of funding such as Measure Y, general revenues, grants, loans, etc.