Guadalupe City Council accepts city staffs recommendation to put sales tax measure on ballot
The Guadalupe City Council discussed the possibility of putting a one percent sales tax on the ballot during Tuesday's city council meeting.
Council members accepted city staff's recommendation to put a one percent sales tax on the ballot. This comes in light of the city in need of strengthening its financial status.
Currently, the city has a general fund deficit of over $35,000.
This is much lower than the what the city's deficit was before the 2014 three tax measures which was at $700,000.
Mayor Ariston Julian of Guadalupe said a one percent tax increase could balance the general fund and support city staffing.
The current quarter-cent tax provides $145,000 to the general fund each year.
The proposed measure would triple that to about $450,000.
