Seal Beach Voters to Decide on Sales Tax Increase to Curb $6 Million Deficit

Seal Beach voters are slated to decide on a proposed 0.5% sales tax increase this November in an effort to patch a $6 million budget deficit plaguing the city.

It comes as Seal Beach City Council members grapple with where to make cuts in the budget – from police and fire departments to senior services, parks, street repairs and other essential services.

“I think we have to be realistic about the inexorable fact that overhead is going up faster than revenue,” said Councilman Joe Kalmick during Monday’s city council meeting, in favor of the sales tax increase ballot proposal.

It comes as Orange City Council members narrowly voted late last month to send a 0.5% sales tax increase proposal to city voters there in an effort to patch a multi-million dollar deficit.


https://voiceofoc.org/2024/07/seal-beach-voters-to-decide-on-sales-tax-increase-to-curb-6-million-deficit/