City of Albuquerque Public Safety Gross Receipts Tax Dedication Update: Redivide the Existing Public Safety Tax Among City Services
What does this measure do?
This question would change how Albuquerque divides its existing 0.25% public safety tax among police, prisoner transport, fire, code enforcement, community safety, and housing services. People and businesses already paying the tax would fund those services; the rate would not rise.
Proposed by: Albuquerque City Council (Resolution R-26-29, Councilors Nichole Rogers and Joaquín Baca)
The city's elected council, by a 9-0 vote. It asks voters to change how the existing 0.25% public safety tax is divided among police, fire, code enforcement and housing services.
Source: cabq.legistar.com
A YES vote means
The existing tax would be divided as 35% police, 6% prisoner transport, 38% fire, 5% code enforcement, 8% community safety, and 8% health, housing, and homelessness.
A NO vote means
The current dedication of the existing public safety tax would remain in place.
Source: berncoclerk.gov