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City manager warns council of possible county half-cent sales tax for health services
Summary
Covina's city manager told the council county health officials are considering a half-cent sales tax measure to fund health services that could appear on the June ballot; staff will study city impacts and report back at a future meeting.
The city manager alerted the Covina City Council that county health leaders are discussing a half-cent sales tax measure to fund health services and that, if advanced, the proposal could go to voters as soon as June.
"We learned late last week that the county is looking to consider a half cent sales tax," the city manager said, describing the proposal as targeted to health services and noting it would go before the county Board of Supervisors. The manager explained the county operates under a 2% maximum local-sales-tax cap and said staff will analyze potential fiscal impacts to the city and return findings at a subsequent meeting.
The manager cited Measure H as a prior example of a county measure that generated tax receipts for cities but produced a relatively small local return in Covina. No council action was taken at the meeting; staff said they will study the proposed tax measure and present information at an upcoming meeting.
