CALIFORNIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE ALMANAC DATA ...

ABSTRACT:? California Local Government Finance Almanac data including Tables featuring California City (Monterey County) Sales & Use Tax Rates, Transient Occupancy Tax Rates and Property Tax Revenues Per Resident (2008-09) & Property Tax Revenues Per Resident?Carmel-by-the-Sea (1991-92 through 2008-09) and Loss of City Vehicle License Fee (VLF) Revenues Due to SB89 (2011) Estimated FY2011-12 Impact are presented; an ADDENDUM of links to municipal finance resources is provided.

CaliforniaCity (MontereyCounty)

Sales & Use Tax Rates, Transient Occupancy Tax Rates & Property Tax Revenues Per Resident (2008-09)

Data Last Updated: 5/7/2012

CITY			Property Tax Revenues/Resident (2008-09)
	7.250%
	7.250%
	7.250%
Carmel-by-the-Sea	7.250%	10.0%	1,007
Del Rey Oaks	8.250%	10.0%	?? 262
	8.250%	12.0%	?? 124
	7.250%	10.0%	?? 208
	8.250%	10.0%	?? 262
	7.250%
	7.750%	10.0%	???? 91
	7.750%		?? 298
	8.250%	12.0%	???? 51

NOTES:

Sales & Use Tax Rates

• Of 37 cities/areas in MontereyCounty, thirty-one cities/areas have sales tax rate of 7.250%, including Carmel, two cities (Salinas and SandCity) have sales tax rate of 7.750% and four cities (Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Pacific Grove and Seaside) have sales tax rate of 8.250 %?

Transient Occupancy Tax Rates ? California Cities (March 2011)

• Total 431 cities, mean 9.6%, maximum 15.0%, minimum 3.5%, median 10.0%.
• Only one city, Anaheim, has a TOT of 15.0%.
• Six cities have a TOT of 14.0%, including Beverly Hills, Inglewood, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and Santa Monica.?

• Tourist Destination Cities:

Calistoga, Heraldsburg, St. Helena,Yountville @ 12.0%

Carpinteria, Hermosa Beach, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Manhattan Beach, Monterey, Newport Beach, Ojai @ 10.0%

• Monterey Peninsula Cities

? ? ? Marina & Seaside @ 12.0%

Carmel, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas @ 10.0%

Property Tax Revenues Per Resident?Carmel-by-the-Sea (1991-92 through 2008-09)

Fiscal Year	Property Tax Revenues Per Resident
1991-92	?293
1992-93	?270
1993-94	?281
1994-95	?295
1995-96	?303
1996-97	?313
1997-98	?329
1998-99	?351
1999-2000	?409
2000-01	?503
2001-02	?555
2002-03	?602
2003-04	?703
2004-05	?728
2005-06	?829
2006-07	?919
2007-08	?957
2008-09	1,007

Estimated FY2011-12 Impact

		Lost Motor Vehicle License Fee (Total)

?SOURCE:

ADDENDUM:

You pay fees and taxes to government but . . . How much goes to cities? How do they spend it?

Property Tax: How much goes to your city? 21%

Sales Tax: For each taxable dollar you spend, you pay sales tax to $ 0.01 (13%)

Vehicle License & Registration Fees Where do they go?? Cities 3%

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