Local Funding Measures

2012: Measure L - adopted

Approved by voters in 2012, Measure L was a general-purpose sales tax measure.  Measure L provided a protected, locally-controlled, source of revenue to help maintain community services such as:

  • 911 Emergency Response Times
  • City Streets and Pothole Repair
  • Crime Prevention and Investigation
  • Police Officers and Neighborhood Police Patrols

Financial Accountability

Measure L includes fiscal accountability provisions including annual independent audits and a Citizens' Oversight Committee to review Measure L funds and related expenditure to ensure that spending is consistent with the community's priorities for Measure L. The Citizens' Oversight Committee will provide reports to the community. Measure L is legally-required to expire in 5 years unless extended by voters.

2016: Measure V - adopted

At the sunset of Measure L, voters approved Measure V in 2016. Measure V is a general-purpose sales tax measure. Measure V provides a protected, locally-controlled, source of revenue to help maintain community services such as:

  • 911 Emergency Response Times
  • City Streets and Pothole Repair
  • Crime Prevention and Investigation
  • Police Officers and Neighborhood Police Patrols

Financial Accountability

Measure V includes fiscal accountability provisions including annual independent audits and a Citizens' Oversight Committee to review Measure V funds and related expenditures to ensure that spending is consistent with the community's priorities for Measure V. The Citizens' Oversight Committee will provide annual reports to the community. Measure V is legally-required to expire in 8 years unless extended by voters.

2022: Measure P - Adopted

Measure P is a local sales and use tax measure approved in 2022 for the City of Ridgecrest to adopt a one cent tax on general sales for a nine-year term, expiring in 2032. This measure was approved as a general tax measure for the addressing additional local priorities identified by the public such as:

• Fire Service Contract Costs
• Reinstatement of 4 Police Officer positions
• Pool Design and Engineering Costs
• Pool Bond of $14 million
• Pool Operations and Maintenance
• Recruitment and Retention of City service providers
• Public Outreach and Events
• Additional Projects contingent on available funding

2024: Measure V - On the November 3, 2024 Ballot

• On July 18th, the Ridgecrest City Council unanimously placed Measure V – The Ridgecrest Public Safety and Essential Services Reauthorization Measure -- on the November Municipal ballot. 

• If enacted, Measure V reauthorizes local funding first adopted by voters in 2012 and reauthorized in 2016 to repair potholes and City streets, maintain 911 emergency and medical response times, and ensure local control of firefighting services.

"Ridgecrest Public Safety and Essential Services Reauthorization Measure. To prevent cuts/ maintain City of Ridgecrest services, such as:
• repair potholes/ city streets;
• 9-1-1 emergency/ medical response times;
• neighborhood police patrols;
• attract/ retain local business/ jobs; and
• for general government use,
shall the City of Ridgecrest measure reauthorizing a previously voter approved 1¢ sales tax with no tax increase, providing $6,500,000 annually, until ended by voters, with independent oversight/ audits, all funds for City of Ridgecrest, no funds for Sacramento, be adopted?"

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