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Adelanto council approves ballot language to update 1988 business license tax
Summary
The City Council voted to place a revised business license measure on the November ballot that would replace the city's flat 1988 business license tax with a gross-receipts structure, estimated by staff to raise about $1.2 million annually for the general fund; councilers spent extended time rewriting the ballot question to keep it clear and legally compliant.
The Adelanto City Council voted July 24 to submit revised ballot language asking voters to update the city's 1988 flat business license tax to a gross-receipts model that would charge businesses by size and is projected to add about $1.2 million annually to the city's general fund.
Julio Morales, the city's presenter on the measure, said the current flat-fee system has not been updated since 1988 and that a category-based gross-receipts approach is both more equitable and easier to administer. "This new structure serves to create a more equitable tax environment where businesses contribute proportionally to their generated revenues," Morales said while explaining proposed categories and rates.
The council spent substantial time refining…
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