Westminster voters decide on whether or not to increase sales tax by ½% for funding that city staff says provides basic services.
Tag: Westminster Sales Tax Increase
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Will Westminster Voters Raise Taxes Again?
Heading into the March primary, voters will decide on a ½% sales tax increase as the city struggles to maintain staff for public services.
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Westminster Sales Tax Proposal Heads to November Ballot After Several Tries
Facing bankruptcy in just a few years, city voters get to decide on whether to keep a %1 sales tax increase.
Posted inEconomy
Dwindling Sales Tax Forces Orange County Cities to Rethink Approach to Revenue
The decline in sales tax revenue has pushed some Orange County cities’ budgets to the brink as they figure out new ways to bring in revenue.
Posted inGovernment
Westminster Officials Fight Over ‘Fake News’ for 2 Hours, Discuss City Bankruptcy for 30 Minutes
City council members have barely addressed an imminent city bankruptcy, which would cut off vital programs for seniors and kids, along with police services, parks access and normal maintenance operations.
Posted inNEWS
While Westminster Officials Squabble, Residents May Learn What a Bankrupt City Looks Like
A new report by city staff gives one of the clearest and most direct indications yet of a coming fiscal disaster.
Posted inEconomy, Government, Top Stories, Westminster
Westminster Council Again Fails to Act on Sales Tax Measure as Financial Crisis Looms
The Westminster City Council failed to approve a ballot measure in time that would have allowed voters to decide on continuing and expanding a current city sales tax increase.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Economy, Emergencies & Disasters, NEWS, REGIONS, Top Stories, Westminster
A Nervous Westminster City Council Takes Another Hard Look at Increasing Sales Taxes Today
City officials have convened another special meeting for today to revisit the possibility of putting a sales tax increase before voters in November.
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Westminster Council Inaction Leaves Bleak Outlook for City’s Finances, Basic Functions
The meeting ended, and the window closed, without enough support by policymakers to put the question before voters in time for the November election.
