To: Board of Supervisors
From: Legislation Committee
Report Title: ADOPT an OPPOSE on Initiative #1935
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a position of "Oppose" on Initiative #1935, referred to as the "Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act," as recommended by the Legislation Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Initiative #1935, referred to as the "Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act," would severely restrict the ability of local governments to obtain the revenue needed to deliver core public services and local priorities. Initiative #1935 would impose new standards retroactively on existing laws and measures, endangering upwards of $300 million in revenue already approved by county voters (statewide) and upwards of $2 billion total for local governments. For more information, see Attachment C.
BACKGROUND:
In March 2022, the CSAC Board of Directors voted to oppose Initiative #1935, titled the "Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act," because it would restrict the ability of the state, counties, other local agencies, and the electorate to approve or collect taxes, fees, and other revenues, and endanger local initiatives that have already been approved by voters.
At their May 20, 2024 meeting, the Legislation Committee voted to recommend a position of 'Oppose" on the Initiative.
The "Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act," referred to as "Initiative #1935," or the "TPA," would revise the California Constitution to restrict the ability of the state, counties, other local agencies, and the electorate to approve or collect taxes, fees, and other revenues. Collectively, the impacts of the measure would impair essential government functions.
The measure would require voter approval of all state taxes, redefining many existing administrative fees as taxes that require voter approval and requiring voters to approve any changes to state taxe...
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