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Fullerton directs staff to prepare two half‑cent sales‑tax measures for roads and public safety
Summary
Council directed staff to develop two 0.5% sales‑tax measures—one for streets/infrastructure and one for public safety—after staff estimated each would generate about $15 million annually; councilors debated sunset clauses, ballot timing and polling before unanimously moving the proposal forward for outreach and ordinance drafting.
The Fullerton City Council directed staff May 20 to prepare two half‑cent sales‑tax measures for future ballots—0.5% dedicated to streets and infrastructure and 0.5% dedicated to public safety—after staff estimated each measure would generate roughly $15 million annually. The direction was unanimous.
Staff presented three options discussed earlier by an ad hoc committee: two dedicated 0.5% measures (combined 1.0%); a single 1.0%…
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