Roseville approves hotel tax measure and electoral procedures for 2022 election

Roseville City Council reviewed information and proposed measures that will be added to the ballot for the upcoming Nov. 8, 2022 General Election. According to Roseville City Clerk Carmen Avalos, two seats will be on the ballot. The seats are for District 2 and District 4. District 2 in Roseville includes Foothills Junction, Roseville Heights, Vineyard, Cherry Glen, Hillcrest, Folsom Road, Theiles Manor, Cresthaven, Los Cerritos and Hilltop Circle. District 4 in Roseville includes Blue Oaks, Quail Glen, Sun City, Campus Oaks and Pleasant Grove. Candidate nominations will begin on July 18 and close Aug. 12 by 5 p.m.. Nominations must be submitted to Roseville City Clerk Carmen Avalos by the Aug. 12 deadline. Roseville Deputy City Manager Megan Schied also introduced the Hotel Tax and Lodging Measure that will be on the election ballot for Roseville residents this November. According to Schied, Roseville has the lowest hotel tax rate in the south Placer region at six percent. Schied added that this tax has not changed since 1975. The measure will propose to increase the cost of an overnight stay by $4.76 per night, based on the average daily room rate of $119 in Roseville. By increasing the tax from its current six-percent rate to a 10- percent rate, Schied said that an estimated $2.7 to $3 million would be generated that the city could use annually to fund services used by visitors in Roseville. Council members unanimously approved adding the hotel tax measure to the Nov. 8 ballot and Roseville voters will decide whether hotel tax and costs will increase. In other news Roseville City Council officially recognized and proclaimed June 19, 2022 as Juneteenth with the goal of encouraging the national holiday and building a community of "real and lasting justice and equality". According to the Society of Public Health and Education, Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This holiday is considered the "longest running African-American holiday" and has been called "America's second Independence Day." On June 19, 1865 United States Major Gen. Gordon Granger led Union soldiers to Galveston, Texas with the news that the Civil War had ended and that all slaves were free. On June 15, 2021, the United States Senate unanimously approved a bill that made Juneteenth a legal public holiday in America. Roseville Mayor Krista Bernasconi presented the proclamation to Rocklin city commissioner Twiana Armstrong. Armstrong requested the proclamation earlier this month for the city of Roseville, according to Roseville Public Information Officer, Brian Jacobson. Armstrong happily accepted the proclamation and encouraged the Roseville community to attend a Juneteenth celebration from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Johnson Springs Park, 5480 5th St., Rocklin. "It is a Placer County celebration," Armstrong said. "It's definitely a time for everyone to come and recognize our theme, which is a seat at the table for everyone, and we want to make sure that Placer County shows up."