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OVERVIEW OF THE CRIME CONTROL

AND PREVENTION DISTRICT

The Crime Control & Prevention District (CCD) is a Crime Control & Prevention
sales tax supported fund. This revenue source
allows the City to provide funding for Police District Revenues
personnel and capital equipment that would not be
available through the normal budget process. Some $5.5
of the benefits that our citizens receive from this tax $5.0
are programs targeted to strengthen gang $4.5
intervention activities, programs to enhance Millions $4.0
neighborhood and business crime watch initiatives, $3.5
programs to enforce domestic violence problems $3.0
and to reduce times for emergency calls. Sales tax $2.5
revenues are projected to be $5,199,180 for
FY2020/21.

The half-cent sales tax for the CCD became effective on July 1, 1996.
The City began receiving sales tax on October 1, 1996. The referendum
to continue the Crime Control tax went to the voters in May 2001. The
referendum passed reauthorizing the Crime Control & Prevention District
for an additional ten years. The District was renewed by voters for an
additional twenty years at the second continuation referendum held on
May 8, 2010. Projected receipts for the Crime Control & Prevention
District half cent sales tax are slightly lower than projections for the Park
Development Fund half cent sales tax because residential utilities are not
taxed by the CCD. A 1% increase in gas franchise fees from 4% to 5%
was approved by the City Council in September 2008 and the additional
1% was dedicated to the CCD. Collection of the additional 1% in
franchise fees began February 2009.

Revenues generated by the CCD provide relief to the General Fund for expanded crime prevention and
enforcement activities. The tax enables the City to maintain a lower property tax rate.

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