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Resident asks city to justify proposed $20 million Measure O extension
Summary
A member of the public asked the committee to show a budget projection explaining why a $20 million Measure O extension is necessary, noting the city already receives substantial voter-approved tax revenue and saying he is undecided about supporting or opposing the measure.
During the public-comment period, a resident identified as Jim pressed for fiscal justification of a proposed $20 million Measure O extension and asked the city to publish projections showing what would be cut if the revenue were lost.
Jim noted that, according to his reading, voter-approved taxes including Measure E, Measure O, and a public-safety tax could total around $100,000,000 a year against a roughly $250,000,000 general-fund budget, and said he had not seen a staff projection illustrating specific cuts that would follow if the Measure O revenue were not available. He said he was "probably won't vote for it personally" but also "not gonna campaign against it" and requested more information from the city before deciding.
