To provide funding for essential city services including: 1) Reducing gangs, drugs and crime; 2)Providing fire protection, paramedic, and quick 9-1-1 emergency response; 3) Fixing streets and potholes; 4) Addressing homelessness; 5) Keeping public areas safe, healthy, clean and graffiti free; 6) Supporting local businesses shall a City of Lake Elsinore Ordinance establishing a one-cent sales tax be approved, providing approximately $10,000,000 annually for general city services until ended by voters, with citizen oversight, independent audits, and all funds controlled locally?
2, Riverside County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 64.0% yes, 36.0% no (24,888 votes cast)
AI-generated plain-language summary
This measure established a one-cent sales tax in Lake Elsinore to generate approximately $10 million annually for general city services including public safety, emergency response, street repairs, homelessness programs, and business support. The tax continues indefinitely until ended by voters and includes provisions for citizen oversight and independent audits.