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MEASURE G PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX
The Public Safety Sales Tax, (Measure G) was passed by the voting public in February, 2008.
Upon passage, Ordinance 2007-05, as adopted by the City Council in November, 2007, added
Chapter 11 to Title 5 of the Reedley Municipal Code. The Ordinance imposes a transactions and
use tax of which ½ of 1% is collected from gross sales receipts and collected for permissible
uses as identified in Title 5, Chapter 11, Section 2 of the aforementioned municipal code. Of
these tax revenues collected, 70% shall be used for Police services and 30% shall be used for
Fire services.
Permissible uses for Police services are defined in the Ordinance as:
(a) Police patrol services
(b) Police traffic control services
(c) Gang enforcement, school resource services, and bicycle patrol
(d) Police support services, including facilities and equipment and the financing thereof
(e) Competitive salary, retention and benefit compensation for Police personnel
(f) Funding new Police department personnel
Permissible uses for Fire services are defined in the Ordinance as:
(a) Construction and relocation (including, but not limited to, land acquisition, facilities
design, and the use of temporary facilities) of fire stations and the financing thereof
(b) Purchase of specialized equipment for Fire Department
(c) Competitive salary, retention and benefit compensation for Fire personnel
(d) Comprehensive Fire Prevention Program
(e) Funding new Fire Department personnel
Approval for FY 2013-14
The Measure G Oversight Committee met on May 22, 2013 to review and approve the Public
Safety Sales Tax Expenditure Plan for FY 2013-14, which was then incorporated into the FY 2013-
14 Proposed Budget, and then ultimately into the Adopted Budget.
Financial Overview
FY 2012-13 Public Safety Sales Tax (PSST) receipts are expected to come in 11.43% above FY
2011-12 receipts. The primary reason why the percentage is at this level is that PSST is usually
collected on large purchases Reedley residents make outside of city limits, such as autos or
agricultural equipment; and these industries are currently performing well. The FY 2013-14
Adopted Budget assumes a 1.50% target growth rate over the FY 2012-13 year end estimates for
PSST. Although the revenue stream has performed well above this target this year, Staff did not
feel confident in assuming that growth rate would continue at its current pace.
The PSST fund balance was $660,010 as of June 30, 2012, and is projected to be $805,302 as of
June 30, 2013 due in large part to the year over year increase to PSST revenue. The PSST fund
has a projected fund balance of June 30, 2014 of $661,588.
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CITY OF REEDLEY
ADOPTED BUDGET 2013-2014