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City proposes 1% public safety sales tax; city would keep 80%, county 20% — county wants more details
Summary
City staff told Stark County commissioners Thursday they plan to seek voter approval of a 1% public‑safety sales tax, estimated at roughly $7 million a year, with a proposed 80/20 split favoring the city.
City officials presented a proposal Thursday for a 1% public-safety sales tax to appear on the ballot in the June primary. The city’s preliminary estimate is the tax would raise roughly $7 million to $8 million a year; a draft allocation in city staff discussions would give 80% of receipts to the city and 20% to the county.
A city representative said the measure would follow North Dakota sales‑tax rules on taxable items and would not change state collections. Certain items that the…
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