Rebecca Jones ran the City of San Marcos into budget deficit from 2019-2024. Instead of reducing the size of government to meet revenue, she chose to raise the San Marcos sales tax to the highest in the county and force taxpayers to pay for her mistakes.
San Marcos Budget Deficits (2019 – 2024)
Fiscal Year 2023-2024: The city withdrew approximately $3.8 million from reserves to close a General Fund gap. The Coast News
Fiscal Year 2021-2022: Reserves were used to cover $2.7 million. The Coast News
Fiscal Year 2020-2021: The city approved using up to $2.6 million from General Fund reserves to balance the budget. The Coast News
Fiscal Year 2019-2020: City staff reported a projected deficit of approximately $6.3 million. The Coast News
Jones created the Spend, Raid and Tax Playbook that Terra Lawson-Remer and the County Board Majority are trying to copy and implement today:
How can Rebecca oppose Terra when she invented the playbook?
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