Utility Users Tax News Today

By Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach Finance Director Viki Copeland presented what she described as a “tightly balanced” budget to the City Council at its Tuesday…

The city of Santa Barbara has proposed rate adjustments to water and wastewater rates that will affect customers’ utility bills over the next four fiscal

March 27, 2024 By Brian Hews The Santa Fe Springs City Council, at its Mar. 19 meeting, voted to begin the final phase of the city’s $3.6 million residential street lighting system upgrade project; the project is funded by the City’s Utility Users Tax (UUT) Capital Improvement Fund. The upgrade has three phases involving transitioning…

Redwood City councilmembers agreed to study new tax initiatives that could come before the voters next November, an issue some residents implored the council not to take up at the

The city is on track to meet a $1.2 million surplus for FY 2023-24. This is in addition to the $88 million it had already accumulated over the last several years, he said.

The city is on track to meet a $1.2 million surplus for FY 2023-24. This is in addition to the $88 million it had already accumulated over the last several years, he said.

Menlo Park is facing a nearly $1 million deficit in its annual budget for the coming fiscal year, thanks in part to a lawsuit over its utility tax and the need to staff up the new community center in the Belle Haven neighborhood.

Given that the city has an $88 million surplus at its disposal, city officials were more flexible Tuesday as they discussed a proposed budget for next year.

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A San Mateo County Superior Court Judge issued a tentative ruling Monday that Menlo Park that favored plaintiffs who claimed that they were owed a refund on their Utility Users Tax dating back to 2020.