To continue funding, for Novato only, that cannot be taken by Sacramento, for general city services including, but not limited to: local COVID-19 crisis relief/recovery; neighborhood police patrols; 9-1-1 emergency response; repairing potholes/streets; supporting business community recovery; disaster response; shall an ordinance increasing the City of Novato’s existing transient occupancy tax by 2% (paid only by hotel/lodging guests), until ended by voters, providing an additional $400,000 annually, with citizens' oversight, independent audits, be adopted?
2, Marin County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 76.3% yes, 23.7% no (26,816 votes cast)
AI-generated plain-language summary
This measure increased Novato's transient occupancy tax by 2 percentage points, to be paid by hotel and lodging guests, generating an estimated $400,000 annually for general city services. The tax increase has no set expiration date but can be ended by voters in a future election.