To maintain critical City services, including 911 emergency response/fire protection/public safety; streets/pothole repair; parks/recreation; neighborhood police patrols, crime prevention, drug/gang-prevention programs; and other city services; shall the measure extending the City of Newark's existing voter-approved utility users tax 9 years at the current 3.25% rate, providing $2,750,000 annually, exempting seniors and low-income residents, requiring audits, with no increase in tax rate and no money for Sacramento, be adopted?
2, Alameda County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 71.8% yes, 28.2% no (18,696 votes cast)
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This measure extended Newark's existing 3.25% utility users tax for 9 years, generating approximately $2.75 million annually for city services while maintaining exemptions for seniors and low-income residents. The extension continued the current tax rate without any increase and included audit requirements.