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Arcadia seeks residents to serve on newly formed Citizen's Financial Advisory Committee to help review City's long-term financial forecast, provide recommendations to City Council for revenue enhancements and cost containment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35111
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2018
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2018
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Citizen's Financial Advisory Committee
Item ID
35299AN
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Arcadia City Council takes steps to increase public safety. On October 16, City Council discussed a recommendation to add a measure to the ballot containing a ¾-cent sales tax, which is needed to help Arcadia with its current financial woes. The Citizens Financial Advisory Committee reviewed the city’s expenditures and asked the council to declare a state of fiscal emergency as soon as possible and no later than June 2019. The vote to add the measure passed almost unanimously, with one council member recusing themself from the vote.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35309
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2018
Pages
p, 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2018
Pages
p, 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Citizens Financial Advisory Committee
Sales tax
Item ID
35498AN
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City Council voted to appoint a financial advisory committee to examine the city's financial policies and the size of its reserve fund, then report back to the Council by December.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14457
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
15014AN
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Newspaper Index
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Unanimous Arcadia City Council acts to place local funding measure, known as the “Arcadia Public Safety, City Services and Accountability Measure” on the June 2019 ballot to maintain public safety and other city services. City staff and the Citizen’s Financial Advisory Committee have indicated Arcadia has a multi-million dollar structural deficit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35406
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 9, 2019
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 9, 2019
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Budget
Item ID
35598AN
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City council, in a 3-2 split vote, passed the proposed Financial Advisory Committee on Tuesday night.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14554
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
August 6, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
August 6, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
15130AN
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What does Measure A mean for Arcadia? According to Arcadia Citizen's Fiscal Advisory Committee Final Report, additional revenue is required to maintain city services at current levels. If the 3/4 cent sales tax Measure A fails to pass, it could mean eliminating up to 13 police and 10 firefighter and/or paramedic positions, and other cuts to other service areas, like Public Works, Recreation, and the Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35512
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 16, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 16, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Citizen's Fiscal Advisory Committee
Ballot measures
Finance
Sales tax
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How Measure A is expected to affect Arcadia. Arcadia City Council will put a sales tax increase of 3/4 percent on this year's June ballot. The added sales tax would be added to the city's income to benefit the current deficit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35509
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Sales tax
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Arcadia City Council approves 3/4 cent sales tax increase to go on an upcoming ballot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35454
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 17, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 17, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Ballot measures
Sales tax
Item ID
35646AN
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Arcadia will benefit from the State Municipal Advisory Reform Team : Enhanced Report (SMARTER) plan for restructuring local government finance which will help stop the city's dependence on sales tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27168
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 6, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 6, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Revenue
Sales Taxes
Taxation
Item ID
27366AN
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City Council ordered a study to find financial avenues for the construction of sound walls along sections of the freeway.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper102
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Sound Walls
Item ID
102AN
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City Council decided to form an ad hoc committee to study alternatives to requests for increased security at Wilderness Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper119
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 20, 1992
Pages
p. 3
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Star Tribune
Date
August 20, 1992
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Wilderness Park
Item ID
119AN
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The Community Development Advisory Committee on November 12 voted to recommend that the City Council apply for a second year of H. U. D. funding "for the express purpose of developing additional information and input."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1259
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 16, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 16, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1258AN
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During last Tuesday's City Council meeting, Council member Robert Harbicht accused Arcadia Firefighters of opposing April's Measure A in order to hurt the city's financial position to the extent that the city consolidates the Fire Department with Los Angeles County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13549
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 7, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
May 7, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Fire Department
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
13730AN
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Arcadia residents pass Measure A by significant majority. It is a 3/4 cent sales tax increase, passed with 63.94% of the vote in Tuesday's mail-in ballot. The increase will provide locally controlled funds to maintain Arcadia's public safety and other city services. See Also Mountain Views News, June 8, 2019, p. 7.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35520
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections
Sales tax
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Financial contributions to candidates for City Council are discussed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12722
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council - Elections, 1998
Item ID
12925AN
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Newspaper Index
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Council candidates discuss City financial condition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13097
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photos
Subjects
City Council - Elections, 1998
Item ID
13291AN
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An ad hoc committee of seniors plans to collect 5,000 signatures by the end of February asking the Arcadia City Council to commit itself to acquiring a senior center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3258
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizens Center
Item ID
3162AN
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A financial forecast for fiscal year 1982-83 predicts a negative balance of $1.9 million for the city of Arcadia. This projection assumes no change in the level of services or programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper666
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 20, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 20, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
666AN
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Establishment of a Citizen's Financial Committee was approved by City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26394
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Citizen's Financial Committee
Item ID
26594AN
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Newspaper Index
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Petitions asking the Arcadia City Council to commit itself to the building of a multi-purpose senior citizens center are being circulated by the ad hoc committee of the Arcadia Senior Citizen's Commission.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1849
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizen's Commission
Item ID
1848AN
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Newspaper Index
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