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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1st Mailer All Mail Ballot Election Information. Please Participate! Here’s How: Measure G-20 Information: A measure proposing to extend our local, voter-approved sales tax at a new 1.5 cent rate 3.Vote in Person: VOTER SERVICE CENTERS •Open Saturday, October 31st – Monday, November 2nd 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. •Open ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 3rd 7 A.M. – 8 P.M. •Vote by Mail Ballots can be dropped off at Voter ServiceCenters o Ludwick Center GymoOctagon BarnoSan Luis Obispo Airport – Old Terminal o Cal Poly Performing Arts Center LobbyoCounty Clerk-Recorder Office For more information: slocity.org/Municipal-Elections For more information: slocity.org/MeasureG-20 1.Vote Early California law allows voters to cast their ballot, staring October 5th up to election day (November 3rd). A Voter Information Guide will be mailed to you. You can check the status of your ballot by visiting www.slovote.com. 2.Put your ballot in the mail or drop it off at an Official Ballot Drop Box Your Vote By Mail (VBM) Ballot return envelope is postage paid, but you can drop of your VBM at one of three official Ballot Drop Boxes beginning October 5th. •County Clerk-Recorder •Department of Social Services •Cal Poly – Robert E. Kennedy Library ….WHEREAS, one in every two calls to the San Luis Obispo Fire Department are responses to medical emergencies or rescues, and locally-controlled funding is critical to maintain firefighter-paramedic staffing, infrastructure, life-saving/personal protective equipment, and communications technology to save lives in any type of natural disaster or emergency; and WHEREAS, the impacts of coronavirus on the City’s local economy, including loss of jobs and business closures, may take years to recover from and a reliable source of local funding will assist in businesses and downtown investment through economic recovery programs like Shop Local; and WHEREAS, the City's Essential Services Transaction (Sales) and Use Tax includes substantial accountability measures including: requirements for independent annual financial audits, integration of use of funds into the City's budget and goal-setting process; annual community reports; and annual citizen engagement meetings; and WHEREAS, approximately 70% of sales tax revenue collected by San Luis Obispo is generated by tourists, visitors, and commuters ensuring that visitors are paying their fair share to use the City’s community resources and infrastructure…. County Clerk – Recorder San Luis Obispo Office 1055 Monterey Street Suite D120 (805) 781-5228 City of San Luis Obispo Community Services/Investment Shall an ordinance to provide funding to protect City of San Luis Obispo’s financial stability; maintain fire/community safety, health emergency/disaster preparedness; protect creeks from pollution; address homelessness; keep public areas clean/safe; retain local businesses; maintain youth/senior services, streets, open space/natural areas, and other general services,by extending voter-approved funding at a 1.5¢ rate, providing approximately $21,600,000 annuallyuntilended by voters; requiring audits/all funds used locally, be adopted? Yes No City of San Luis Obispo Election Update and Information on Voting in the November 3rd All-Mail Ballot Election Community Update Election voting information is being provided as a public service by the City of San Luis Obispo. The City has no position of support or opposition to the information provided. Re m e m b e r t o v o t e i n t h e Al l - M a i l B a l l o t e l e c t i o n Pl e a s e v is i t ww w . sl o vo t e . c o m fo r i n f o r m a t i o n o n a l l -m a i l b a l l o t vo t i n g , s p e c i a l d i s t r i c t a n d c o u n t y c a n d i d a te s a n d me a s u r e . Do n ’ t f o r g e t t o s i g n y o u r b a l l o t e n v e l o p e Pl e a s e v i s i t u s o n l i n e a t sl o c i t y . o r g / m u n i c i p a l -el e c t i o n s fo r mo r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n S a n L u i s O b i s p o C i t y C o u n c i l an d Me a s u r e G - 20 . Pr e s o r t e d S t a n d a r d US Po s ta g e Pa i d Sa n L u i s O b i s p o Pe r m i t # 7