What Will Be on the April Ballot?

The Sierra Madre Municipal Election will take place on April 10. Here's what you'll see on the ballot:

Candidates for two four-year terms on the City Council:

• MaryAnn MacGillivray
• Gene Goss
• John Harabedian
• John Capoccia
• Bill Tice

Candidates for one two-year term on the City Council:

• Colin Braudrick
• Chris Koerber

Candidate for City Treasurer:

• Richard Mays

Candidate for City Clerk:

• Nancy Sue Shollenberger

Utility Users Tax Increase Extension:

Shall an ordinance be adopted to amending the City’s existing Utility Users’ Tax to continue the existing 10% tax, subject to a potential increase to 12% on July 1, 2013, in order to maintain general City services such as public safety services, including paramedic programs, and to reflect technological advances in communications, continue existing exemptions to low and very low income households, establish new sunset dates and continue a citizen’s oversight committee?

Utility Users Tax Advisory Measure:

If Measure ___, to continue the existing Utility Users’ Tax of 10%, subject to a potential increase to 12% on July 1, 2013 and establishing new sunset dates, is approved by the voters, should the additional revenue generated by the tax be used to fund public safety services including paramedic programs?

Here's some background on the UUT Increase Extension and the controversy it has caused at City Council meetings: