Novato sales tax increase proposal headed to ballot

Novato voters will consider a ballot measure in November for a three-quarter percent sales tax increase to pull the city out of its financial quagmire.

After nearly three hours of discussion, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to put the question to the electorate, with a series of guardrails for public oversight of how the funds are used.

Mayor Mark Milberg called the vote the “single most transformative opportunity in Novato’s history.”

“We’re on good footing,” he said.