Monterey County Measure E: Transient Occupancy Tax Increase (Unincorporated Area)
Source: countyofmonterey.gov
What does this measure do?
Measure E would raise the hotel room tax in unincorporated Monterey County from 10.5% to 12.5%, paid only by hotel and lodging guests. It would bring in about $7.6 million a year for county services like roads and emergency services; residents who do not rent rooms pay nothing more.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Monterey County Board of Supervisors
The county's elected Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance and put it to voters. California requires a public vote for a new or higher local tax.
Source: countyofmonterey.gov
A YES vote means
Hotel and lodging guests outside city limits pay a 12.5% room tax instead of 10.5%, with no end date unless voters repeal it. The county gets about $7.6 million a year for general services.
A NO vote means
The county hotel room tax stays at 10.5%, and the county does not get the extra $7.6 million a year.
Sources: countyofmonterey.gov · localnewsmatters.org