Politics & Government
Sonoma County Supervisors Vote To Put Sales-Tax Measure On Ballot
By increasing the sales tax throughout the county, the measure would generate $25 million annually if approved by two-thirds of voters.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to place a quarter-cent sales tax on the November ballot, with revenues going toward county behavioral health and homeless services.
By instituting an increased sales tax throughout the county, the proposed measure would generate $25 million annually if approved by two-thirds of voters.
The services being funded by the ordinance are behavioral health facilities, emergency psychiatric and crisis services, mental health and substance use disorder outpatient services, behavioral health homeless/care coordination, and transitional and permanent support housing.
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The measure received more than 20 public comments of support in the meeting.
Many public comments called for the board to take Sonoma County Sheriff's Office funds and put them toward the mental health services that would be funded by the measure, rather than taxing the public.
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