UTILITY USERS TAX

About The Utility Users Tax

The Utility Users Tax (UUT) for the City of Rialto is 8 percent, and is levied on the users of various utilities.

The UUT currently represents 24% of the General Fund budget. With the additional revenue derived from the UUT the City of Rialto has been able to:

• Eliminate the need to levy the PERS property tax.
• Eliminate the need to levy Community Facilities District (CFD) 87-2 taxes.
• Add 9 Firefighter/Paramedic trainees
• Add 10 Police Officers and 6 Law Enforcement Technicians
• Add 2 Code Enforcement Officers and 1 Animal Control Officer
• Add 1 new Fire Battalion Chief
• Help fund the purchase of a new Fire ladder truck and engine
• Purchase 2 new motorcycles for the Police Department
• Add support staff in Finance and Human Resources
• Add 3 new maintenance employees Enhance benefit package to improve employee recruitment and retention

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Apply for the Utility Users Tax Exemption

• Senior UUT App Exemption
• Low income UUT Exemption Application and Instructions
  

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   Related Content

• Utility Users Tax Annual Reports (POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS)
•  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) – Utility Users Tax
• Rialto Fire Department Utilizing Utility Users Tax
• Utility Users Tax – Establishment Documents