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File Number: 22-261 <br />lines, and super trunk lines. <br />The emergency medical services tax allows for providing paramedic level of emergency services. <br />The paramedic engine company program ensures residents receive timely responses of <br />paramedics to all medical emergencies. The tax is based on benefit units with distinct land uses <br />assigned benefit units based on demand for services generated by the use. <br />To accommodate increasing costs of providing services, each of the taxes is adjusted annually by <br />the amount of the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Municipal Code Section 2-2-500, <br />Section 2-13-140, and Section 2-18-210 control the calculation of the annual CPI adjustments. <br />The change in CPI calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the Consolidated Metropolitan <br />Statistical Area (CMSA) covering San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, is applied for 2022-2023 <br />(January through December 2021) and is a 4.2% increase. In accordance with the Municipal <br />Code, the tax schedules for business licenses, EMS, and 911 access are adjusted by 4.2%. The <br />unit fee for retail, wholesale/distribution (large local seller), and manufacturing will increase to <br />$46.60 (per each owner and each employee) for business licenses, the single access line rate for <br />911 will increase to $2.90, and a benefit unit tax under the EMS will increase to $20.52. <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />Staff estimates the proposed CPI tax rate changes for the Business License tax rates increase <br />revenue by $200,000. EMS and Emergency Communication Access will generate an additional <br />$160,000 in revenue. Total estimated General Fund fiscal impact amounts to an increase of <br />$360,000. <br />Summary General Fund Revenue Increase <br />Business License Tax ($200,000) <br />Emergency Medical Services Tax ($25,000) <br />Emergency Communication System Access Tax ($135,000) <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />·Attachment A, Ordinance Business License Fees <br />·Attachment B, Ordinance EMS Tax <br />·Attachment C, Ordinance 911 Tax <br />PREPARED BY <br />Karen Chang, Assistant Finance Director <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/1/2022