CLIPBOARD : February Sales- and Use-Tax Revenues

A valentine in the form of almost $29 million made its way back into Orange County in February, the latest rebate of sales- and use-tax revenues. The amount was a small, 3.7% increase above the amount received last February. Collectively, the county’s cities did a little better--a 5.1% increase--while county agencies received 17.4% less.

Among the cities, Anaheim received by far the largest amount, $3.4 million. However, tiny La Palma had the largest increase compared to last February, 118.3%. On the down side, Villa Park had the biggest comparative loss, 49.4% below last February.

Each month, city and county governments and other governmental organizations receive payments from the state in anticipation of actual sales-tax revenues. In the fourth month, they receive a cleanup payment--the difference between actual revenues and the amounts previously received--plus the first advance payment for the next quarter. The amounts listed below represent the third advance payment for the fourth quarter of 1990.

% Change February from Feb. City Total 1990 Anaheim $3,414,300 +4.3 Brea 885,200 +27.3 Buena Park 1,048,500 +6.0 Costa Mesa 2,824,900 +11.9 Cypress 309,400 +2.7 Dana Point 203,800 -41.7 Fountain Valley 626,100 +42.3 Fullerton 1,387,200 -3.8 Garden Grove 1,348,500 +4.7 Huntington Beach 1,807,000 +4.7 Irvine 2,263,400 -1.9 Laguna Beach 212,100 +6.7 Laguna Niguel * 298,100 N/A La Habra 473,300 +7.2 La Palma 162,200 +118.3 Los Alamitos 187,500 +2.5 Mission Viejo 669,400 +7.7 Newport Beach 1,216,600 -2.9 Orange 2,041,600 +3.7 Placentia 295,000 +5.3 San Clemente 240,700 +0.6 San Juan Capistrano 343,700 +9.5 Santa Ana 2,958,100 -7.3 Seal Beach 107,700 +5.9 Stanton 280,400 +7.9 Tustin 786,600 +25.2 Villa Park 8,100 -49.4 Westminster 937,500 +2.3 Yorba Linda 168,400 +18.9 Cities Total $27,505,300 +5.1 County Disbursement $1,403,500 -17.4 COUNTY TOTAL $28,908,800 +3.7

* Laguna Niguel was not a city in February, 1989. Source: State Board of Equalization