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More information about Measure T, including the ballot materials as well as links to City budget information, can be found on the City’s website at sonomacity.org/ballot-measure-t.  General information about the November 5 election can be found at sonomacity.org/elections.  If you are a member of a community organization that would like to receive a presentation on...

Measure T requires approval by a simple majority of voters in order to pass.

Measure T would add a half-cent to the local sales tax on an ongoing basis until repealed by the voters. This tax could be repealed by voters in the future if placed on the ballot by the City Council or by a citizen initiative.  

All Measure T funds would remain local and be controlled by the City Council. By law, locally approved sales taxes cannot be taken away by the State. The City of Sonoma has taken many steps to increase financial transparency and accountability. These include multi-year financial forecasting and capital planning, improved cost-recovery for fee-based services, an...

Most cities in Sonoma County have a local sales tax to support their general city services.  The cities of Cotati and Petaluma have a full cent local sales tax, Sebastopol has a three-quarter cent sales tax and the cities of Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, and Sonoma have a half-cent local sales tax.

All of the revenue from the local sales tax is spent locally for the benefit of the Sonoma community.  Measure T revenues will into the City’s General Fund, which provides basic city services including 911 emergency response, fire and ambulance services, police services, emergency preparedness, street and parks maintenance, planning and building services, housing programs,...