When Yucca Valley residents passed the Measure Y and Z sales tax measures in 2016, they required that a commission be established to monitor the revenues and determine the allocation of the proceeds to the town and the Hi-Desert Water District sewer project. Managing editor Tami Roleff says the commission is meeting this afternoon, and anticipates much less revenue due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home order…
Measure Y and Z are half-cent sales tax measures approved by voters in 2016, and revenues from the taxes are used to fund public safety, quality of life improvements, and sewer assessments. Due to the stay-at-home order that took effect March 19, sales tax revenues are expected to plummet. The third quarter of fiscal year 2019-2020 will be minimally affected, but the fourth quarter is expected to have significant reductions in sales tax revenue. The Revenue Measure Oversight Commission will meet at 4 p.m. today to review the figures and send recommendations to the Town Council about how much money from the measures should be included in the 2020-21 budget. The meeting will be held in the Yucca Room of the Yucca Valley Community Center, but residents are urged to watch the meeting online. The Town of Yucca Valley encourages your participation in this meeting; however, in order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we ask that you please take into consideration the following:
1) You are strongly encouraged to view the meeting live on the Town’s website at http://yuccavalleyca.iqm2.com/Citizens/default.aspx. To view from the website, select the live stream link on the top of the front page.
2) If you choose not to attend the commission meeting but wish to make a public comment and/or a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment via email by 4 p.m. on Monday, May 11, to the Town Clerk at [email protected] Your comments will be distributed to the commission and every effort will be made to read your comment into the record. Comments read will be timed and limited to three minutes. All comments should be a maximum of 500 words, which corresponds to approximately three minutes of speaking time.
3) You may also submit comments during the meeting through the same email address. Every effort will be made to read comments aloud which are submitted after 4 p.m. and during the meeting, subject to the same three-minute time limitation. All comments submitted before and during the meeting will be included in their entirety in the official record of the meeting.
4) If you choose to attend the meeting in person, seating may be limited in order to accommodate the 6-foot recommended social distancing seating procedure.
5) In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at (760) 369-7209 x226.
