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Long Beach voters to decide fate of power plant exemption, city hiring process in November

Two charter amendments aimed at speeding up hiring in the city and a ballot measure that could raise $15 million annually by taxing two power plants will be on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Long Beach voters to decide fate of power plant exemption, city hiring process in November
The Long Beach City Council voted to send three questions to voters in November during its Aug. 6, 2024 meeting. Photo by Jason Ruiz.

Long Beach voters will get to decide this November if the city’s hiring process will be overhauled and if two power plants will have their decades-long exemption from paying a city utility tax ended after the City Council voted to put the issues on the Nov. 5 ballot.

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