Generating approximately $1,000,000 annually locally to fund Merced Police, Fire, Parks, Recreation services such as 911 emergency response; neighborhood-based policing; fire/gang prevention services; skilled police officers and firefighters; and safe, clean parks; shall the City of Merced adopt an ordinance authorizing an annual commercial cannabis business tax of up to: $25 per square foot of cultivation space, or 10% of gross receipts until ended by voters, with independent citizens oversight?
2, Merced County • 2018 • M
Passed
Result: 77.5% yes, 22.5% no (9,517 votes cast)
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This measure authorized the City of Merced to impose an annual tax on commercial cannabis businesses of up to $25 per square foot of cultivation space or 10% of gross receipts. The tax was expected to generate approximately $1 million annually to fund police, fire, parks, and recreation services, with independent citizens oversight and the ability for voters to end the tax in the future.