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Stop the Double Taxes and violations of the State constitution! <br />The city council wants you to approve a reauthorization of a charter <br />amendment that allows them to transfer 11.5% of the water revenue <br />collected by the water utility to the general fund to use for general city <br />expenses. The city has been making this transfer for many years but <br />failed to put it on the ballot when the voters of Califomia passed <br />Proposition 218 in 1996. This is a tax and should be put to the voters <br />as a tax not a reauthorization of a charter amendment. The city also <br />does not keep a separate accounting of this money so they cannot <br />prove how it will be spent. <br />The citizens of California passed Proposition. 172 to give Y2 cent of <br />the sales tax to cities to pay for city services. Along with property tax <br />, sales tax and utility users tax our police, fire and other services are <br />paid with tax revenues. We don't need another water tax. <br />The citizens of Riverside are being misled! The city claims to have <br />over $38 million in a reserve fund and $460 million in cash reserves <br />and investments. Why do they need more money from our water <br />utility bills? In fact, what does using water have to do with paying for r <br />other city services? <br />How high will water rates go? Water rates have doubled in the past <br />10 years. The city should live within their means and stop spending <br />our hard earned money! <br />For more.information go to www.noor measureariverside.com r <br />or call 951 - 241 -9443 or email noonmeasureariverside�a 'r- hotmail.com 2 ' "D <br />R E <br />i+/Ir-1ii <br />18 _2 !.3 <br />City r; Riversid <br />City C9erk's Office <br />