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Public to Vote on City Taxes This Fall

DEL MAR, CA-The city must allow the public to vote on its transit occupancy tax, but if voters reject an attempt to boost the rate, it could revert back its level of more than a decade ago of 8%.

By Randyl J. Drummer | Updated on May 31, 2002

DEL MAR, CA-The city’s hotel room tax faces a public vote, and city officials are weighing whether to boost it above its current 10%.

The city must allow the public to vote on its transit occupancy tax, but if voters reject an attempt to boost the rate, it could revert back its level of more than a decade ago of 8%.

In 1991, the City Council voted to raise the tax from 8% to 10%. But last year, the California Supreme Court ruled in July that state law requires voter approval of TOT increases, including increases made before the ruling.

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