Sec. 12-61. - Separate section with true and impartial statement of facts identifying…

If approved by a simple majority of county voters, this article enacts a retail transactions and use tax in Sonoma County at the rate of one half of a cent per dollar ($0.005) to be used only for the purposes set forth in section 12-66, including, but not limited to, wildfire prevention, preparedness, emergency response and vegetation management; recruitment and retention of local firefighters; updates to essential equipment and facilities; transfer of funds among designated local agencies or entities; implementation costs; and countywide expenditures. The expenditure plan set forth in Section 12-66 is intended as a specific and legally binding and enforceable limitation on how the proceeds of the transactions and use tax imposed by this article may be spent. The revenues collected as a result of this tax may not be used for any purposes not specifically identified in this Ordinance.

(Measure H, § 3, 3-5-2024)