The 2016 Good Government Awards, held on March 21, recognized outstanding performances by managers working for the City and County of San Francisco.
Greg Kato works with the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector to implement and drive communications about the gross receipts tax, which went into effect January 1, 2014. The tax restructured the way that business taxes are calculated for the City and County of San Francisco, and in doing so, increased the number of taxpayers from 7,000 to over 15,000 and raised revenues to $500 million per year. Widely recognized as the biggest tax change for the city in a generation, its roll-out required Kato to coordinate internal and external stakeholders on a broad scale. Kato’s team developed a communications campaign to reach the 100,000 businesses registered in San Francisco. With Kato’s help, the city rolled out a complex new tax completely based on businesses responding on their own through online products — and did it on time and within budget.
Learn about our other 2016 winners:
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