Enact 0.5% sales tax increase subject to voter approval in June election
In Plain English
The city proposes adding half a percent to the local sales tax rate. Residents would vote on this tax increase in a June 7, 2011 special election. If approved by voters, the state would collect the additional tax on purchases made in the city.
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Votes
Motion · Official minutes
Adopt Ordinance No. 9-11
6 aye · 0 nay · 1 absent
Why This Vote Matters
The council unanimously approved placing a half-percent sales tax increase on the June 7, 2011 ballot for voters to decide. If voters approve the measure, shoppers would pay an additional 50 cents in tax for every $100 spent at stores within the city. The state would collect this extra tax revenue and send it to the city for general use. All six council members present voted yes, with Councilmember Beckles absent from the meeting.
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