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Harrisonville sets three funding measures for Nov. 4 ballot: public safety sales tax, motor-fuel fee and water/sewer bonds
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved ordinances sending a 1.25% public-safety sales tax, a 1¢-per-gallon motor-fuel fee and a revenue bond question covering water, sewer and stormwater projects to voters on Nov. 4, 2025; city staff said the bond package would allow access to lower interest through the state revolving fund.
Harrisonville’s Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to place three voter measures on the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot: a 1.25% city sales tax for public safety, a one-cent-per-gallon motor-fuel fee to pay for streets, and a revenue bond authorization to fund water, sewer and stormwater projects. City Administrator Ratliff told aldermen the sales-tax measure would be submitted “pursuant to the authority granted by and subject to the provisions of section 94.51 RSMO” and that the ordinance would place a 1.25% public-safety tax before voters. Ratliff said the measure is intended to support police and fire services. Regarding the motor-fuel fee, Ratliff said the ordinance is proposed “pursuant to the authority…
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